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Furaha Means Happy: A Book of Swahili Words

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I spent time teaching in Kenya and enjoyed the sites of the major cites such as Nairobi and Kisumu. Yet, when I read this book, where the setting is in Kenya, I did get the feeling of the East African country. For example, most family do not hop into a car-they are too expensive- and go on a picnic. Also, when you do ride down the road in a matatu, you will not see giraffes lined along the street. Furthermore, the author had the family traveling to the lake. I had no problem with a family enjoying time together because families do that in Kenya. However, anybody who ever been to East Africa knows that most famous lake in Kenya in Lake Victoria(Ukerewe), a source of the white Nile river. It seems to me that author made up a story about a family go on an outing and added some sprinkles of Kiswhalili worlds.