Hotel Ambassadeur Nairobi

... fun with my Canadian VSO housemate and workmate, going on trips and travels with work, celebrations with VSOs, surprising and random events (such as watching Russian ballet, dancing at work, walking up mountains), 'adopting&#8217; a puppy, going on safari, the excitement of cooking a good lasagne or brownies for friends!<br><br>However there have also been very low points, such as the sadness of leaving home, feeling homesick, saying goodbye to close ...

... I both had a good laugh about it after we got off the matatu. <br><br> Yesterday we were to work with a "Feed the Children" program run out of the LSO office. We weren't really feeding the children; instead, we had to sign women up who would be eligible for the service next year. Kilonzi peaced out, and left Den and I there to sign these women up, which was super ********sidering they only spoke Swahili, and us only English. A task ...

... Gibraltar up to now.<br><br>Judiete and I went into Nairobi to get our Ethiopian visa. We spent the day walking around the city center before picking up our visa, visited the Massai marketplace. Came back via Citi Hoppa (local bus transport) for only 40Ksh each. Ron is also now engaged to a Kenyan girl....the sly old dog.<br><br>15th - Moved stuff onto new truck and out of my room. Today it rained for the first time in ages in Kenya - after such a ...

... thinking about buying them some....if<br>anyone wants to chip in then let me know! There are 57 of them (!) so<br>they really need more than one! I'm leaving on wednesday (21st) so if<br>you wanna donate a little something let me know before then....cheers<br>you guys!<br><br><br><br>Anyway I will say my goodbyes for now....Zambia on Wednesday where me<br>and Nick will be reunited and the exploration of Africa continues!<br><br><br><br>Lots of love!<br><br><br><br>xx

... her on Monday. It was a relatively early night that night as we were all very tired.<br><br>On Sunday morning we got up at 7am to wave off the truck as it headed on to Cape Town. We had to say goodbye, yet again, to more great people! We worked out that on our overland trip, excluding crew, we traveled with 49 people. It was sad to see them go but its the nature of traveling. For the rest of the day Sylvia and Wilco, Alan and I (the four originals from Cape Town) washed our clothes ...

... last week sitting here in Nairobi (lucky we got a really good and pretty cheap room) lazing around, watching TV and DVD's and eating. Sarah is now much better and is gearing up for the next little section, which is... Well, on Monday we fly to Egypt, where we will spend around 10-14 days travelling wherever we like before crossing to Jordan, visiting Petra, moving into Syria and eventually Turkey. We are doing this all on our own, having ...

Another weekend out of the city was rejuvenating for our souls. The great plains of the Masai Mara National Reserve were breathtaking. It borders with the Serengeti in Tanzania, but apparently similar land needed a different name per country. : ) We had an excellent driver, who not only drove our matatu through places where others got stuck, but informed us about all the animals we saw. It is so nice to have a knowledgeable guide, and really ...

... br>- Going on safari in Nairobi, Naivasha and to the great Masai Mara <br>- Going on a walk with a Masai Elder who leant me his walking stick and cloak!<br>- Spending a weekend at Nakuru and Lake Naivasha with my lovely driver Silas &#8211; being tourists together!<br>- Staying in beautiful accommodation &#8211; a nice safe hotel in Nairobi <br>- Having everything taken care of with no worries!<br>- Getting to eat fantastic ...

It has been 6 months since I returned home so things are getting really blurry. I have resorted to referring back to messages on my old mobile in my effort to add more to this very pathetic looking blog.<br><br>This entry is titled so because on this day I received a message from Katie telling me she just ate the muesli bar I gave her and it was the "best thing ever". I gave it to her a few days ago before we parted ways and ...

... a small stipend to the women who planted<br>seedlings throughout the country. It also allowed her to refine the<br>operations of the movement, paying a small stipend to the women's<br>husbands and sons who were literate and able to keep ...