Expect little text, and many pictures.
Tomorrow morning, I, along with my short term partner, Leah, are headed up-country to Kalacha. There's a lot of excitement in the air. Two of the other girls with whom I just finished orientation here in Nairobi will also be flying with us, being dropped off at Korr, also in the North.
Orientation over the past two days has been a whirlwind. Our short term coordinator for the Eastern Region, PJ, is fantastic, as his wife, Emily, and his assistant, Janet.
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| En route to Kijabe. |
Yesterday, we took a 1.5 hour road trip to Kijabe with PJ, Emily, and their ridiculously adorable 7 year old daughter and almost 5 year old son. We visited Rift Valley Academy (RVA), the AIC Kijabe hospital, and ate a traditional Kenyan lunch at Mama Chiku's in town.
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| RVA |
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| Sarah, Leah, and I, at RVA. |
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| Mama Chiku's. Best chapatis. |
I was also reunited with Kathleen, one of the short termers I went through orientation with in Toronto! She was in Kijabe for a short while with her missionary family. On the way back to the guest house, we experienced "the jam" - that is, the daily traffic event in Nairobi that can turn a half hour commute into a four hour test of endurance.
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| Kathleen and I, outside a dorm house at RVA. |
Today, we had orientation at the Eastern Region AIM Office in the morning, and in the afternoon experienced the challenge of shopping for food for two people that is supposed to last 8-10 weeks of breakfasts and suppers!
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| Leah and I, and our receipt for 54 kilos of food! |
The evening brought a fantastic visit from an old friend who most of you will know. I don't know when I'll see him next, but after a year, it was beyond cool to meet in Kenya!!
Click here to read about the work Daniel's been doing with SIM in Nairobi over the past year.
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| Much enthusiasm :) |
And now, it's definitely bedtime. Will write to you next from Kalacha!
