Intercontinental Hotels Intercontinental Nairobi

... feces as long as it keeps them cool . They will eat an animal while its living, they dont kill it first. They will turn on their own kind. They arent the best hunters, but they do hunt in groups and can take down a lion if there are enough of them.

I guess the main thing is that nothing is personal in the wild. There really isn't ego. Its just about survival. Everyone needs to eat.

... of the CBD of Nairobi. 4 pancakes swimming in maple syrup and the largest fruit salad ever later, (with full on English breakfast for Echalotte!) we hopped back in the cab with Patrick. Patrick insisted on showing us the scenic route back into Jomo Kenyatta.

I was honest with him and said “I’m sort of missing the point here Patrick” when he cruised us round the cargo centre having got us into the airport precinct using a snazzy swipe card he had ...

... think but I've been around and I know money talks. I have been vaccinated in the past for it so it wouldn't be like I was spreading the stuff. Or go to a hospital in Nairobi and pick one up there. I decided to give my tour leader a call and ask what the deal was with it and he said that I needed it in order to get into a few different countries or else they wouldn't let me in. Again **** I thought! I asked where I could get one and he said the airport ...

... can make a real difference over a significant period of time. It is next to impossible to integrate into a community and work effectively with it in a short period of time and I personally feel that it even causes a level of disruption having outsiders come to volunteer in an area in a large group for such a short amount of time. While it helped me gain some perspective on something that really interests me, I would do things very differently in the future.

... was made, chippatti and a green and potato curry-type soup, and after we ate there was apparently a surprise for me! They had gotten me a birthday cake and they all sang songs in addition to Happy Birthday. This was amazing because in their culture, birthday's are not typically celebrated. All they do for birthdays is bathe people in water because when you were born you were immediately washed off with water so you should be on your birthday as well. It was ...

... control mechanisms in terms of how their money was actually spent. Wont bore you with the details but it was actually quite interesting and a departure from the way aid was given to governments in the past.

Day 3 – Nairobi

Woke up leisurely this morning with the realization that this was the second last day of being able to sleep in late prior to joining the overland expedition on the 12th of July. Thoroughly enjoyed the buffet breakfast as ...

... boys wanted us to take their pictures and then show them on the camera. There are kids up to eighth grade, and they were on recess when we got there. We taught them how to play Simon Says, and they taught us how to play a game where everyone forms a circle, one person dances in the middle, and then they call another person out to join them. The kids were so cute! We also toured the Cana Medical Clinic. Emily said it is about three times larger than it was. We are ...

... and forms of birth control. We’re going to hang out with her more tomorrow. But all in all, pretty amazing woman.

Rachel took us everywhere all day, she is wonderful, strong young woman who is doing everything she can to help her community. She does everything she does for free, and manages to survive. She and 12 other girls have set up a micro finance program of their own where each month they contribute a set amount of ...

... were so excited to finally be doing a safari on the beautiful African savannah, truly a dream come true. The savannah didn’t disappoint. One of the most beautiful places either of us had ever been. “The Mara” as many people call it, is a Maasai word meaning spotted. Looking over the savannah from atop one of the many hills the land appears spotted with small groups of brush or trees. What an amazing sight! Picture grassland and hills as far as the ...