LAICO Regency Hotel Nairobi

I am now one year old! On 16th November last year, I left Manchester, England, for Kasarani, Nairobi, Kenya as a VSO Speech and Language Therapist. I thought you deserved an update on how things are going for me here, considering your support and generosity when I was fundraising and leaving. <br><br>The first thing I notice about this year is how fast the time has flown since I left. It seems an eternity ago. Yet it also seems to have passed in the blink ...

... as many tears! I am really going to miss Lenana and all the people that have opened up their homes and hearts to us. I will never be able to thank them enough!<br> But I have to get going! My blogs will likely not be as detailed while on the overland tour, but I will try my best! <br> Next stop, Tanzania tomorrow!! :)<br> Love you all!<br> - Britt :)<br> p.s- Jen, thanks so much for the post!! What an awesome idea! I am definately going to try and work something out!!

... the costume! It even has the potential to scare little kids who have never seen a mzungu before! Perfect! haha <br><br> Things have been pretty mellow since I last wrote. Overall this week has not been too eventful. But... we have the most HILARIOUS matatu ride after leaving Junction last time. So, I am not one to laugh at overweight people, but this experience on the matatu was too funny. We picked up this guy about half way home ...

... to a group of HIV+<br>people who were brought together by a lovely lady and now they all make<br>beautiful necklaces out beads that are made from rolled up pages of<br>magazines....sounds a bit weird but they are actually lovely colours<br>and very pretty.....I'm going to go back next week to buy a load! The<br>talk went OK but at the end they all said that they would love to carry<br>out my advice (about eating a balance diet, keeping food and water<br ...

... took pity on us and tried to show us a move or two. It was a fantastic night but we paid the next morning when we had to leave early for Nairobi.<br><br>Despite Wyckliffes warnings of heavy traffic we arrived to Acacia campsite at about 10am. We unloaded our stuff from the truck and said goodbye to numb bums, toilet stops by the very sparse road side, washing dishes in buckets and flapping them dry afterwards. Also, after 56 days, it was goodbye to sleeping in tents. We chilled out ...

... super rich) and<br>apparently pickpocketing is rife! I can't tell you how many times I've<br>been warned to beware of pickpockets and that I certainly shouldn't be<br>out after dark....it isn't nicknamed nairobbery for nothing!<br><br>But all in all has been good so far....I mean its another culture shock....from India to Africa.....but its just another adventure!<br><br>I have to go now.....but I will surely be writing more soon and filling you all in!<br><br>Bye for now!<br>

... view of the Crossing of the Maasai River!!<br>Beautiful as the Zebra´s and the Wildebeest both come together and all it needs is only 1 to start the crossing. We waited for over an hour but than we saw something awesome. Thousands of zebra´s &amp; wildebeest cross the river in a cloud of dust and a loud noise of the water. Took some great pictures and was the wait well worth.<br><br>As we headed back and after dinner, our bodies ...

... cutest thing I have ever seen, laying there like a blob with its cute little nose and eyes and ears and little legs that were splayed out. I want one!!! We also say huge crocs, which the park guide had to take us to with their machine guns just in case something happened...scary thought. We saw so much I couldn't take it all in. I felt like the animals had been placed there for me it was so perfect. On the way home we saw a serval cat, another pride of lions, more elephants ...

... she had purchased years before, and<br>focused on the NCWK while she searched for employment. In the course of<br>her work through the NCWK, she was approached by Wilhelm Elsrud,<br>executive director of the Norwegian Forestry Society ...

... Island&#8230; die naam alleen al, haha. Je kan daar goed snorkelen. <br> Oh ja, tot slot nog een raadseltje voor jullie. Is een zebra wit met <br> zwarte strepen, of zwart met witte strepen? Oplossing onderaan! <br> Hee, heel veel liefs uit Nairobi, ik ga er gauw een eind aan breien. <br> Ik weet nog niet wanneer ik weer ga mailen, maar ik verwacht dat het geen <br> weken gaat duren want in het noorden van Tanzania ...