Another day in Arusha...we started out by running a lot of errands. Michela and I went one way while Beth went another way to split up the list. Michela and I went to the main market for vegetables and then went looking for a key fundi ('fundi' means handyman) to make copies of both my housekeys and the library keys. The one we've been to before was closed, but a nice lady from the shop next door gave us directions to this one a couple of blocks down. Unfortunately, he turned out not to be too great as the keys aren't terribly well made, but oh well.
It was a beautiful sunny day, which was nice coming at the end of May, which is a gray, wet month here. It was nice to be out and about without having to worry with umbrellas and jackets and such.
After all of our errands and grocery shopping, we moved on to the fun part of the day: it's someone's sixth birthday! We stopped at AIM mall, so the kids could go to the arcade for a while. We stayed to eat dinner at the food court there so the birthday boy could have his chicken nuggets and fries. He even got a special curly straw for his drink!
Beth had brought along a small cake she bought at the bakery, and to make it special, had one very big candle instead of six little ones. The candle turned out to be more of a Roman candle...the birthday boy jumped back in surprise first with quite a look on his face, but once he got past the shock he was impressed. (It's a good thing the food court has outdoor seating).
After we ate, we had time for presents. He loves superheroes, so that was the main theme for the evening. I found him a Spiderman color-your-own-posters kit and Avengers markers. I think his favorite thing, though, was the Hulk mask his mom found!
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