Tribe - The Village Market Hotel Nairobi

... driver who walks me to a nearby pension. The bus ride took longer than usual because it got stuck in a gravel culvert whilst turning around to take the new, alternate road to a new bridge. We waited close to an hour until a big enough truck came along to pull us out.

... a charge.

With the Gorilla trekking under our belts, there was nothing left to do but turn the truck around and head back to Nairobi. But this time we slowed it down a bit, and had a few memorable stops along the way. Our first stop was Jinja, Uganda, the self proclaimed source of the Nile River. Some members of our group bungy jumped and white water rafted here, but we opted for a day of R&R by the campsite pool. We had lunch the ...

... overwhelmed and can not efficiently handle the number of visitors coming to Africa via Nairobi. Our flight with over 400 passengers, a lot of whom who are working with education facilities, churches or church groups, arrived at the same time as a flight from London's Heathrow airport and another from Dubai. There were already other flights from Johannesburg and Zanzibar being processed. That said, the staff ...

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Friday 31st July. Today we spent the day arranging a visa for India and had 2 trips to the embassy downtown and by 4 pm had our visas. My glasses needed repair so that was done and ...

We were told that had we been 2 days later we’d have missed the Gorillas. Apparently there was a bush fire and they’d moved the families as a precaution. Bit lucky.

After the Gorillas, which is still the big highlight, we headed back to Uganda. We spent the first afternoon visiting a local Pygmy village where they put a little show on for us. The singing was impressive.

After a long day driving (had a few now) we stayed in our ...

Well, sure enough, my time here has come to a close. As I packed my things today, I was reminded of all the people who have touched my life, and all those whose lives' I have been a part of. I truly believe we would not be who we are today if it weren’t for the people in our lives, and our experiences with them. I would ...

Week one flew by and yet seems so long ago! I feel comfortable traveling through the city and I’m use to the sights, sounds and smells. I no longer feel like the matatus are trying to run me over and I’m definitely use to all the stares, which are still happening. It feels good to have one week under the belt, and today marked the start of week two. But before I detail my day, I wanted to share my incredible weekend with all of you! On Friday we left the city for ...

... Also on our drive to the airport, we saw giraffes and a zebra in a field next to the road. Gotta love that! Everyone is really friendly and helpful, and I don't think it will take me long to learn how to get around, and where I am! I am working on learning some Swahili words- I'm up to 3! I am so excited to start at the clinic tomorrow! I can't wait to tell you all about it!
I'll be in touch,
Robyn

... that you roll in between your fingers and eat (usually alongside the rest of your meal), dip it in the stew/sauce or add meat/greens to it. I had chicken stew with ugali and like spinach/greens, was great! And I enjoyed eating with my fingers, though was a little tricky at first. Then we had a trip to the VSO doctor for a briefing, then back home. We went to the supermarket near where we were staying – a whole mall and shopping centre, though it is well ...

Just a quick note from Kenya! I arrived safely last night. The flights were fine. Not much sleep on the planes, but easier traveling than my first two trips to Africa! I met another volunteer, Sandy, in London and we traveled together to Nairobi. We were met by a driver and there were two other volunteers from the UK that had also been on our flight. We were taken to a nice guest house, it is actually a ...