Safari Club Nairobi

We arrived in Nairobi Kenyatta airport this morning, hoping to board our flight to Bamako at 8.55 am, and were in a good mood and looking forward to our next leg in our travels. Things soon changed, when we couldn't see our flight listed on the screen, but we're now used to things not being where they should be in Africa, and weren't especially worried queuing for our boarding passes. However, the screen was right, our flight to Bamako didn't exist!! The attendant asked why we didn't confirm ...

Day 12: Travel back to Nairobi where you may do last minute shopping and freshen up. Dinner at the Carnivore then transfer to Airport for your flight home for the ones ready to live the rest will proceed to the coast of Mombasa.........

So last night I had hard time falling asleep. I ended up getting a few hours though, and when I woke up at 7, I was pretty ready to go. Breakfast was pretty decent - did I mention that I'm staying at the Nairobi Safari Club? Breakfast was included in my stay, which was nice - pretty traditional, with eggs, fried plantains, and mushrooms. Mmmm. I then made my way to the conference. Things didn't seem like they were going too well, since the guy that I'd been dealing with at Africa Peace Forum ...

Well, I've finally arrived. It was certainly an eventful trip! After updating the blog, I made my way to the gate where my flight was boarding. It wasn't just the usual pre-boarding - it had its own pre-boarding lounge, where you went through security AGAIN. I went through the most intense security screening I've been through yet (save for the thing that blew air on me in the US...). I had a total pat-down when I beeped - alarmingly thorough. Anyway... My flight was late leaving Amsterdamn - ...

I have written these travelpods whenever I can, wherever I can, desperately trying to get it all down and documented before the vividness of these incredible experiences leaves my head. As a result I have left some of you confused, and some of you not even knowing where the heck I am. So, I'm just going to put a very quick, point form summary of the timeline of my trip. Nov. 1st - Leave for Kenya Nov. 3rd @ 8am - Arrive in Kenya Nov. 3rd @ noon - Begin AYICC Youth Conference (COY2) Nov. 3rd-N...

So, I did actually manage to see a bit of Kenya other than the UN compound, and Kibera. First, I should mention briefly that the first weekend of COP I went to a giraffe centre and to a cultural centre where we saw traditional villages, dancing and music. I got to kiss a giraffe and feed them from this wooden structure. They were roaming around in the trees and were really quite majestic and beautiful. That day was spent with my friend Jack, two other people from the Canadian Youth Delegation...