Hair and Fingers Everywhere!

So far today had been the hottest day I've experienced in Kenya.  I got quite the tan and even a head ache from the sun.  Phylis did the was today, I will do mine tomorrow because there will be no room for my clothes on the line to dry.  After breakfast I went on the steps outside the front door and read my favourite book 'The Poison Weed Bible' by Barbara Kingsolver.  Slowly but surely the children form the other houses came and sat beside me on the steps.  They were mostly all girls and they started playing with my hair and ask for a comb.  Soon I have 8 hands rubbing, pulling, stroking and twirling my hair.  I am weirdly obsessed with clean hair and haven't had much luck keeping it clean during my trip!  Soon my hair was braided in different directions and I was questioned by some of the older girls about my fav food, movie, hobbies and books.  I again had to explain that High School Musical was fake and I could heart the hearts breaking!  Maybe I should just lie and say that it is real and I am good friends with some of the people in the movie! HAHA! No no, lying is wrong.......
During my hour long visit to the Kenyan hair salon my toes and feet were curiously tugged, touched and poked.  I really hate feet and I especially HATE when people touch my feet....but apparently EVERYONE just loves my feet and they are quite the topic of conversation!
After my hair was done I walked to town with Sylvia and we were followed by 20 children which were copying the way I walked and touched my hair.  It was quite an overwhelming day because of all the attention.  I hate attention and it is hard to hide from when you are the only different person within a community of 10,000! 
Because of the heat I wore shorts all day and boy oh boy I dont know if I'll be doing that again.  Sylvia asked why I was wearing hot pants, even though they were regulation length by Ontario school standards! Women here do not show their thighs and I got even MORE stares (mostly male) on the walk to town.  I was able to get quite the tan on my legs so I think I will avoid wearing shorts for as long as possible!
To answer my mom's comment about circumcision, boys are circumcised when they are 12 and than live in a house by themselves.  Woman are also circumcised around the same age but the practice is much more popular with the Masai people. 
Wish me luck that my hair doesn't fall out by the endless rubbing, touching and braiding!