http://www.travelblog.org/Africa/Kenya/Nairobi-Province/ Travel adventures in journals and photos from Africa , Kenya , Nairobi Province en-us Wed, 02 Dec 09 20:24:17 +0000 Wed, 02 Dec 09 20:24:17 +0000 Irsquove not moved much from Nairobi this week. Even though Irsquove been busting to get out of the city Irsquom glad I stayed for a few days. Irsquove settled into the new vibe a little bit and it seems to me Irsquove done a lot. The bugs are gone from my room and so has the bag of toys I lugged over here. It was entirely worth it. The plan had been to visit a school with a deafb http://www.travelblog.org/Africa/Kenya/Nairobi-Province/Nairobi/blog-455110.html So launch was successful and Irsquom here As promised a photo of me ldquobeforerdquo with my first update. On my way with new shoes new huge rucksack and not a single visa just a good old British passport.After the days of storms before I left I was looking forward to some sunny blue skies in Africa. As I turned to go Morecambe and Wisersquos ldquoBring Me Sunshinerdquo http://www.travelblog.org/Africa/Kenya/Nairobi-Province/Nairobi/blog-453923.html From MarjaI know it's been about a week since we left Africa but I'm pretty sure that I can remember the highlights and that Shell will add to the posts or correct me if I go wrong.We arrived in Nairobi after a fairly good flight from Rome via Zurich. From the moment of clearing customs in Nairobi I loved the place. Everyone was happy and wanting to help you without having intentions of stealin http://www.travelblog.org/Africa/Kenya/Nairobi-Province/Nairobi/blog-453091.html In final preparation for the trip. Hard to believe that after months of planning and organizing it is finally here. I am going to miss my family very much and it is hard to leave them for two weeks. http://www.travelblog.org/Africa/Kenya/Nairobi-Province/blog-450736.html Jambo hello in Swahali How amazing. I can't believe how much I have seen here in just a week. It is sooo sooo much to take in. The people the culture the landscape and of course the ANIMALS. It is my last day in the Masai Mara today. How depressing Would really luv to stay a bit longer and maybe cross over to Tanzania for a day or so.. but not part of the plan. However a few int http://www.travelblog.org/Africa/Kenya/Nairobi-Province/Nairobi/blog-449719.html Hi allI'm currently in our local internet storage unit. We've been working at the primary school in Kasigau for two weeks now and I'm just getting settled in. It's a whole new experience being in the vast minority the kids take great enjoyment from shouting Jambo at us constantly slang for hello. The weather has been rainy the past couple days but today we woke up to a beautiful blue sky http://www.travelblog.org/Africa/Kenya/Nairobi-Province/Nairobi/blog-449174.html In Nairobi more to come..... http://www.travelblog.org/Africa/Kenya/Nairobi-Province/Nairobi/blog-449129.html Sorry it has taken me so long to blog again. I always seem to do this when I travel Irsquoll write a lot about my experiences at first and then get completely tied up in wherever I am and forget to keep people at home informed about what Irsquom doing as soon as I get settled.For a really short account of what Irsquove been doing since I last blogged because this is a ridiculously long http://www.travelblog.org/Africa/Kenya/Nairobi-Province/Nairobi/blog-448827.html The next leg of my roadtrip is taking me to Africa Wowsers... I am excited and scared and nervous and sad and happy and everything Its crazy how many feelings become part of a roadtrip hehehe. I have some packing to do and then I will be out of the country Saturday. First stop is Nairobi for a weeklong safari at Masai Mara National Reserve. I've been wanting to do this trip for a few ye http://www.travelblog.org/Africa/Kenya/Nairobi-Province/Nairobi/blog-446462.html The departure day finally arrived. After a long day of flying Fiona and I finally arrived in Nairobi airport luckily with all our our belongings including my hat which I accidently left on the plane and had to get someone to radio over to get it personally sent down to me woops It turned out that we had been on the same flight as 6 or 7 other people who were about to start our tour so we al http://www.travelblog.org/Africa/Kenya/Nairobi-Province/blog-446290.html Nairobihellipthe New York City of Africa. I left Mwanza last Saturday and arrived in Nairobi at 11am. On my flight I sat next to a very nice Canadian man who had been working in Mwanza but lived in Nairobi. He filled me in on his family and work a good connection to have. When I arrived in Nairobi I was amazed at how posh the airport was. I slipped through customs easily and retrieved my http://www.travelblog.org/Africa/Kenya/Nairobi-Province/Nairobi/blog-445959.html On reaching London Tuesday this week I have been much occupied with last stage jobs for the trip. The most important were to arrange visas for Egypt Ethiopia and Kenya. It is a tiresome business. Not too bad for the first two countries the Egypt details were handed in at 10.30am visa available at 3 that afternoon. Had a quick visit to the BM to kill some time but refrained from hik http://www.travelblog.org/Africa/Kenya/Nairobi-Province/blog-441504.html Hi EveryoneThere was an error in a small part of our blog system and I was only now alerted to it. It seems that there were about 20 email addresses that were stuck int he sytem and those individuals did not get subscribed to our service and were not receiving the regular posts I have been making. My sincerest apologies for this. If you have been receiving posts then please disregard this. Ho http://www.travelblog.org/Africa/Kenya/Nairobi-Province/Nairobi/blog-441057.html My Journey Comes to a CloseIt is my last day here. I am up early feeling rested but a little scratch in the back fo the throat still. However it seems to be getting better so I am not too cnocerned.A nice breakfast and I repack my bags for the trip home. I have a full backpack of empty space so I am going to do a little shopping today to bring back items for our future silent auctions. If I h http://www.travelblog.org/Africa/Kenya/Nairobi-Province/blog-440948.html One More Day of Hard WorkI slept in this morning. I needed it so I skipped breakfast and stayed in bed until 1030 am.More cmoputer work a little bt of a lunch and I am off for more meetings.I meet with Rahul first and we finish up our bills and accounts as well as discuss a few last minute final arrangement for our volunteer program.Next I am off to see Rajinger again along with Azim our l http://www.travelblog.org/Africa/Kenya/Nairobi-Province/Nairobi/blog-440941.html The Saga ContinuesI am up again early today.I met with Rahul in the morning as well as his father Rajinder Kapila. Rahul is our Land Operator in Kenya and books all of our ground items like hotels vans etc. He is very savvy extremely knowledgeable and very concerned about making everything work well for us including security. Rajinder his father is a semiretired lawyer in Nairobi with a 50 http://www.travelblog.org/Africa/Kenya/Nairobi-Province/Nairobi/blog-440933.html A Long day of Productive MeetingsThere is not much to talk about today other than that I had a some meetings of which I will spare you some of the details.I worked all morning finishing my microfinance proposal and printing out several copies. It is 10 pages long and is a good start.After lunch I have a meeting with John Amendi and his group. We have been associates of theirs for many years now a http://www.travelblog.org/Africa/Kenya/Nairobi-Province/Nairobi/blog-440932.html This is a Day of Lasts for HeatherWe're up early again and head down to breakfast. This is a day of lasts for Heather. She flies out tonight so this is her last breakfast in Africa her last hotel room her last view of the Kenyan landscape and her last goodbyes. We realize that Jennifer is probably now in Amsterdam as she left last night from Nairobi.The ride back to Nairobi from Embu seemed http://www.travelblog.org/Africa/Kenya/Nairobi-Province/Nairobi/blog-440929.html We Finally Get to Meet Heather's Foster Child CarolineWe were up early at 600 am and ready for a 700 am breakfast. The food did not really seem that appealing and we dined on croissants black coffee and some eggs. Our driver Danison and the representative for Plan Canada Agnes arrived at 730am to brief us o our itinerary for the day. Agnes was an interesting person short round and http://www.travelblog.org/Africa/Kenya/Nairobi-Province/Nairobi/blog-440218.html And The Meek Shall Inherit the Earth...We are up early again today and have an early breakfast again 730 am. Our driver arrives at about 800am and Charles arrives to meet us at 830am. We settle a few details and head off to the Kawangware slum today.The road is a little rough as we enter the slum but our driver Simon is very skilled. He manouvers through the people and animals that crowd th http://www.travelblog.org/Africa/Kenya/Nairobi-Province/Nairobi/blog-440208.html