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We departed Kakamega at five in the morning(we were supposed to leave earlier but someone had trouble waking up at 330am) , for the long bumpy drive on the rough roads to the capital city of Kenya. Anton, Francis, Our pilot Evans, and I were the rough riders. The drive was a long and tiring one, we for the most part the guys slept, but i had to stay awake to keep Evans the driver awake. We Arrived in Nairobi; navigating Nairobi is a nightmare unless you know where you are going luckily for us Anton knew the city like the back of his hand. Anton attended primary school in Nairobi, before being shipped off to pre-cadet academy. Nairobi’s main city roads are concentrated into large roundabouts rather than controlled traffic lights. These roundabouts cause major ... read more

Today was a good day to be in Kenya; we went out to Anton’s forest sanctuary. This paradise is located about a 15-minute drive away, just right on the edge of Kakamega rainforest. The Kakamega rainforest is a Protected rainforest forest; so admittance into the forest is prohibited unless you pay for an entry card. Anton’s land borders the forest boundary line. This plot has been transformed from an industrial sugar cane field, into a thriving ecosystem full of life that was originally removed for cash crop farming. In Kenya the farmers cash in on Sugar cane, because it grows well and pays even better. This is not a sustainable process for the locals because they dedicate most of their usable farmland to grow sugar, but you cant feed your Children sugar cane all year. I ... read more

The Bull fights… Where do I Begin; I knew the fight would be really gruesome, but holey hell. So a single Bull is released into the ring, and is super aggravated. The Bull runs around the ring looking to kill something, and charges the first matador that comes into sight. The matadors are dressed in a Traditional one piece; sporting the bright colors, sparkles and flare. The Matadors dance with the bulls, Literally Dodging a thousand pound charging bull by inches. The masters of deception that they are; trick the bull over and over with the same trick(Toro Toro). Once the bull refuses to fall for the empty cloth; they bring out the horses. A single man rides a horse Dressed in all gold sporting a large sun hat with a stiff brim, and Toting a ... read more

Flamenco, What is that? This was my thought exactly; when I first heard that is where we were going to dinner. Turns Out Flamenco Is not a Spicy Traditional Spanish Dish, but a type of dancing. Flamenco In my words is like “Spanish Tap Dance” the Performers wears special shoes; that have a hard wood soles. The Flamenco dancers dance on a fairly small stage, about a 10ft square. On the stage are three guitar players, three beat keepers, Three Female dancers, and one Male dancer. As performance starts the beat keepers join the Guitars on Stage; the beat keepers act as percussion (Clapping) and Vocals for the Dancers. When these beat keepers sing, it isn’t like a song but a Melody combination of (Do Re Me Fa So La Ti Do) along with some Spanish ... read more

First full day in Madrid and to kick it off we decided to walk around, and see if we could find a place to find my mother a new cell phone. She had dropped her phone in the cab from the airport to the hotel(at least thats where she thinks she left it anyways) and we have not heard anything about it since. After talking to the front desk; we got an idea of the area, and turns out there is a very large shopping mall within walking distance. So we set out in search of the mall, and only if we knew what was in store for us when we found it. We found an entrance into the mall we took an escalator down into the mall and started walking down an inactive corridor filled ... read more