annemariesadventures

Well hello! My first blog from the subcontinent :) After waiting for about one month, last week we finally got our student visa (the Dutch Indian Ambassy Visa Office or whatever its called should be awarded for their lack of service), and last thursday we jumped onto a plane to Delhi :) We immediately took a bus, cab, bus, and tuktuk to our final destination, the campus of Haryana Agricultural University in Hisar! I should mention that Indian public transport is extremely cheap, and just as slow, 5-6 hours to travel 150 km... Our accomodation is quite nice, not very cosy, but at least we have our own bathroom with a normal toilet :) :) and a nice warm shower, which can now still be appreciated... The campus is nice, pretty green, spacious, and not as ... read more

It’s been a while! The past month I didn’t have a lot of time to write any new stories, and besides that because of the work the weeks were also a little less exciting ;) But now the work is finished!! So happy! Arrived in Nairobi yesterday and I will hit the road with Lindsey after lunch to do some traveling. So here’s what I’ve been doing the last weeks… Last time I left you with the story about my trip to the Taita hills, the weekend after we decided to go to Mombasa. It started of quite promising when we fetched a nice ride with an empty safari van, 10 x more comfortable than any of those other crammed busses or matatu’s. The drivers of the car also seemed to be really nice and genuine ... read more

First Impressions I'm in Kenyaaa! Wednesday morning, at around 4.00 we safely arrived in Nairobi. We then took a cab into town and checked in at some dogy hotel recommended by our cab driver. Apart from being a bit dodgy, dark, having little air in the room and a few cockroaches it was quite a nice place :) I shared a room with Gabriel, luckily otherwise I would have felt a bit unsafe, although there were some guards in the hotel. Our hope was to move to Kibwezi the same day, but eventually we didnt leave untill yesterday around 17.00. So we've spent almost two days in Nairobi, very busy city, packed with people and matatu's (small vans which are extensively used for transportation). In the beginning I had to get used to the city, and ... read more