Need To Shave!

Note for the folks at home: Facial hair preferences in Kenya are about as varied as in America, although the mustache is considerably more popular here, especially among middle-aged men. A full beard is rare, but is more common among Muslim men. In rural Kenya, long head-hair is very rare among males, a half-inch usually being the maximum length. Shaved heads are much more common, even among females, although female head-hair attitudes are widely different tribe-to-tribe. Among many Kenyan females, weaves are preferred over naturally long hair. I am told I look like "an old man" when I let my beard grow out and "a baby" when I shave my head.