Most of the clothing shops here in Gilgil sell secondhand clothing. The market is full of vendors selling jeans, shoes, and household items. There are a few shops that sell new clothing, but that is a treat for most of the local people here. I’ve seen two Kenyans in town with Cubs t-shirts, one with a Bears hat, and a few with Green Bay Packers jackets… Sorry, Bears fans!
The other day, I was taking a taxi through town early in the morning and when I looked out the window, there was a man riding his bike through this little town of Gilgil wearing a blue jacket with white embroidery on the back that read, “Sewickley.” What in the world are the chances that I would see a man in this small town wearing a jacket with the name of the small town I am from in the Pittsburgh area. It’s a small, small world!
