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  Bungoma/Kabula, Kenya
Friday, April 20, 2007

Hello!
I hope everyone is doing well.  I am still having a blast here in Kenya. 
We returned home from the coast on Monday. We were supposed to be home Sunday, but we missed our bus. The coast is so amazing. The Indian Ocean was extremely warm. The water was as clear as can be, and the sand was as white as snow. I loved it! The bus ride was a long, ridiculous, seventeen hours.  I think our driver hit every pothole imaginable. I have a few funny stories that happened to me while in Mombasa.  When we got to where we were staying, we put our bags in our huts and went out to eat. When we returned from dinner the office lady told us that there was some, "serious baboon action going on near our huts."  The lady was a little upset because I threw some crackers and cookies outside of my hut before we left for dinner. Oops...There were a bunch of giant baboons running around our yard. I thought it would be a great idea to try to pet one. I ran up to one and it turned around and started chasing me. I started to cry and then I screamed as loud as I could. I scared the baboon so it stopped running and just stood there looking at me. I asked my friends what I should do and they told me not to run near them. The baboon kept moving closer and closer to me, but then it just ran away. I have never been so scared in my life.

The next day while in Mombasa, we went to Haller Park. Haller Park is the animal sanctuary where Owen and Mzee live. I don't know if any of you know who they are, buy there are several children's books about them. Owen is a hippo that lost his entire family in the tsunami a couple of years ago. They brought him to Kenya to live in Haller Park. As soon as he arrived, he met a one hundred year old tortoise named Mzee. The tortoise hated everyone, but he soon fell in love with Owen the hippo. They became inseparable. Mzee acted like Owen's mother.  Okay, now for my funny story....I really really really wanted to see Owen and Mzee, so we (all five of us) decided to go to the animal sanctuary. When we showed up, the park was closing so they wouldn't let us in. Let me mention that as I got off the bus to go to Haller Park my sandal broke so I was limping around. Okay, since they would not let us in, I thought it would be a great idea to ask to use their restroom and then investigate the park when no one was looking. The bathrooms were down these stone steps. I took my sandals off so I wouldn't slip, and of course I slipped anyway. I fell down the flight of stairs. I twisted my ankle, bruised my elbow, and broke my new purse I had just bought that day :-(  The rest of the day I was unable to walk, so we ended up going to see a movie. We went to see, The Last King of Scotland. It was a wonderful movie. I would like everyone to see it. It was great being able to watch the movie and understand the culture and actually living and being part of their culture and traditions. Oh by the way, we went back to Haller Park the next day and I was able to see them :-)
The last day we were there, we went to Fort Jesus. It is a small town in Mombasa. I have some amazing pictures that I will add later. I don't remember too much about the tour because I was dehydrated and basically passing out and hallucinating. But I am fine now...no worries.
I think the most exciting part of that trip was being able to eat at a Chinese Restaurant. I was like a kid in the candy store.

My professor from Indiana University will be arriving today. YEAH!!! She will be here for five days. We are all so excited to see her.

Tomorrow we are going to Kissumu, Kenya to boat on Lake  Victoria. Lake Victoria is the largest lake in Africa. There is also tons of shops. I can't wait.

Well I hope everyone has a great weekend. I will try to upload some pictures this weekend.

Kara, congrats on the baby! I am so happy for you and Paul.


I love you all! Can't wait to see all of you in a few weeks.


Nakupenda,
(I love you)
Jacquie

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