Kenya!

So... I'm in Kenya now!  Also, it seems that hotel we're at has wireless.  But only on one side of the building.  Fortunately, I'm on that side.  So, hello from Nairobi  It's been quite the whirlwind last couple (?) of days.  I don't actually know how long it's been.  Three maybe?  Anyway, it was a long flight from JFK-->Amsterdam-->Nairobi, but we're here now! 

We got into Nairobi about 9 PM last night, and got to our hotel about 10:30.  There was simply a mountain of luggage!  Getting all that sorted and loaded proved to be quite the challenge.  It was pretty much zip in, grab dinner, run my luggage up to my room, and then go to sleep. And sleep I did.

Today was very busy and very tedious.  There's a lot of stuff to go over, and a lot of paperwork to sign.  Also, inoculations!  Got two shots today, plus my first dose of malaria medication.  (Mephadoxin I think.) I don't recall if this is the one that gives you sunburn or nightmares.  I guess I'll take A?  But for the most part, it was a long day talking about the next couple of days, how not to get robbed, and how to take care of yourself.  For the most part, common sense stuff.  On the plus side, though, tea time!  The were several breaks for tea during the day, and for some reason tea time is great fun.  Maybe it's the tea or the excuse to step outside for a change, but it's pretty baller.  I think I'm going to enjoy this part of Kenya.  After the day was over we headed down to a store area to buy a few useful items, like toilet paper.  Also, ginger-lemon tea.  Delicious. 

Tomorrow we head down to Loitokitok (Low-ee-Toke-Toke) where we will meet our host families and start our Pre-service training!  It's a bit of a drive, but we're headed down towards Kilimanjaro.  Needless to say, much excite!
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