Well after 24 hours of straight travel and a few stressful situations in the beginning I have now made it safely to Kenya. The travel was filled with lots of laughs and a little crying but all and all a great experience. While Immigration took us about an hour to go through, customs we just walk through. Crazy huh?
Nairobi was nothing like I had imagined not that I really had imagined it too much. I can't really describe it at the moment but it is nothing like anything I have seen before. Most of the housing here have guards at their gates and everything seems to be pretty fortified. I am sure it is needed for safety. It has a very distinct smell of diesel and burning trash. That being said Nairobi is amazing thus far.
We (the girls) are staying currently, and the rest of the month, with our site leader Phyllis and her family. I have never felt so welcomed into someone else home in my life who wasn't my family. We have laughed so hard together in the past 2 days we have been here and I love my new Kenya Brothers and sisters.
This afternoon we start our orientation to Kenya by beginning our home stays. I will be staying with an older couple in Nairobi and am pretty excited to learn a few things from them. They speak the language of the village I will be living in and I am so excited to begin to learn the language. I will give y'all a full report when I can about my home stay.
Things to look forward to hearing about in the next month. A trip to Mombasa (the coast), a trip to the Rift Valley, Ellen taking Swahili lessons, and much more.
I miss you all very much and can't wait to see you all in a year!
Sounds like it's going well so far! We can't wait to hear more about what you are doing and to see pictures! We love you and miss you!
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Carolyn and Alex :-)
Sounds like Ellen's Great Adventure is very exciting right from the start! Can't wait to read the postings!
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