http://www.travelblog.org/Africa/Kenya/Nairobi-Province/ Travel adventures in journals and photos from Africa , Kenya , Nairobi Province en-us Mon, 06 Oct 2008 16:13:52 BST Mon, 06 Oct 2008 16:13:52 BST To my friends and family I miss all of you i know its kinda strange to greet you like that but for a second lets forget the formalities and put aside how we think letters sent home are suppose to sound and lets you and I sit for a while in the fact that wersquore missing each other. This past Tuesday I passed the 1 month mark with 3 more months to go and thatrsquos whatrsquos been on my http://www.travelblog.org//Africa/Kenya/Nairobi-Province/Nairobi/blog-330432.html The trip back to Nairobi was once again dusty and bumpy but this time took much longer as there were a number of people who could not get a visa and big holes in the road with cars and lorrys making their own lanes at rush hour.On the bus we met 3 Auzzie girls who will be with us for the next 60 days seem pretty cool and very entertaining and a funny man on a phone for most of the journey arrang http://www.travelblog.org//Africa/Kenya/Nairobi-Province/Nairobi/blog-327068.html Arrived into Nairobi a little late thanks to a few delays at heathrow On arriving we suddenly realised we didn't know who was collecting us. Note to self check these things before departing. As luck would have it there was a nice man called martin waiting for us with a on the go sign. We got to the hotel only to have a street party going on outside our window. Very little sleep http://www.travelblog.org//Africa/Kenya/Nairobi-Province/blog-326218.html Kyle sent us a text message this morning that due to a power outage he couln't get on facebook to chat this fine Sunday morning. We talked with him by phone and all is well ... he'll look forward to getting together with you all online sometime in the near future. http://www.travelblog.org//Africa/Kenya/Nairobi-Province/blog-325986.html Jambo from Kenya80908 090908Up early to get to Dubai airport we gobbled down the last of the fruitloop balls big sugar hit checked out and caught a taxi.Traffic is the same as Brisbane at peak hour shocking but we arrived at the airport in plenty of time.Clearing imigration and checking in our bags we made our way to duty free and the nearest cafe for a coffee. We had a bit of time http://www.travelblog.org//Africa/Kenya/Nairobi-Province/Nairobi/blog-325468.html We started out early today to head to a Masai Village en route to Nairobi so we could fly back to Mombassa we have covered so many miles it is unbelievable but well worth every minute. The Masai Village was very interesting the Masai live in the open with all of the animals their houses are made out of mud and cow poo which is used as a waterproofing compound...apparently. The Masai live off t http://www.travelblog.org//Africa/Kenya/Nairobi-Province/Nairobi/blog-324727.html The sun was just ready to raise her head when we touched down in Nairobi. Street lights were still on cloud or more to the point pollution gave it a twilighty feel. The plains around the place were exactly what you might have pictured in your head sans 'Out of Africa' without the Basinger factor. Romantic maybe until you step out of the aircraft and realise your walking onto the tarmac a fair d http://www.travelblog.org//Africa/Kenya/Nairobi-Province/Nairobi/blog-321472.html hello friends and familyit has been a huge encouragement to read the letters quick notes and comments you've sent my way. so much love between all of us and its making me all warm inside as if africa wasn't warm enough. haha. i wanted to post a brief entry from my journal last week that has really got me thinking about GOD. specifically the reality of GOD in the life of someone infected with http://www.travelblog.org//Africa/Kenya/Nairobi-Province/Nairobi/blog-321291.html Heading for Kenya the final destination3.30am came to soon not soon enough for Annabel who woke up at 2am but we were out of the apartment and in the car just before 4am to drive to Cape Town International for our 6.20am flight to Johannesburg en route to Nairobi. Berk did a reasonable job of directing us and on the way to the airport we drove past another expansive township this time in th http://www.travelblog.org//Africa/Kenya/Nairobi-Province/Nairobi/blog-320435.html habari yakoi know its the ultimate cheese cliche to greet you all with an official and legitimate kenyan greeting in my first official and legitimate post from kenya but i've grown particularly fond of this one as of yesterday. habari yako literally asks is there peace to which a passerby or dear friend might respond mzuri sana meaning there is peace. so to all of you back in the s http://www.travelblog.org//Africa/Kenya/Nairobi-Province/Nairobi/blog-319718.html So Irsquove made it to the end of day 2 without seeing or hearing from VSO and I havenrsquot panicked yet Another VSO couple Mark and Lucy and I arrived at the Methodist Guest House Friday night after a pretty smooth trip from Heathrow to Nairobi and a quick pick up by Peter a taxi driver who does a lot of work for VSO. Irsquod love to write some witty observations about the decor and http://www.travelblog.org//Africa/Kenya/Nairobi-Province/Nairobi/blog-318244.html Jambo everyone. I am now home safe and sound from my incredible adventures in Kenya. I do however want to share my thoughts on my experiences so I am going to post my blog now because I did not have access to a computer while I was away. So these are my journalled thoughts... hope you will get a sense of how important and life changing this experience has been for me.love you allAugust 34 2008Ja http://www.travelblog.org//Africa/Kenya/Nairobi-Province/Nairobi/blog-316023.html Jambo is the Swahili word for hello.I made it all the way from Cape Town to Nairobi in 40 days almost 6 weeks and I travelled about 11 000 km. I visited seven countries South Africa Namibia Botswana Zambia Malawi Tanzania and Kenya. It's been a real adventure a tough adventure and with no regrets. I'm here in my hotel in Nairobi feeling really satisfied with my accomplishment although http://www.travelblog.org//Africa/Kenya/Nairobi-Province/Nairobi/blog-315889.html was supposed to be going to Kenya this year in March but it got cancelled due to the civil war that broke out there in janfeb. Ended up just booking to go to tenerrife instead. Big differencewasnt it. Leaving the safari thing for a bit and going to Florida and Jamaica over the next 2 years. http://www.travelblog.org//Africa/Kenya/Nairobi-Province/Nairobi/blog-315598.html Jambo habari gani mzuri sana greetings from Nairobi. We travelled back here today from the Masai mara after 3 incredible weeks at Emori Joi. I have so many stories to tell and photos to share. Yesterday I climbed a volcano and walked around its crater at an altitude of 8100 ft. An incredible journey that I am very proud of We met some incredible rafikis who we will never ever forget We are s http://www.travelblog.org//Africa/Kenya/Nairobi-Province/blog-314972.html We had to get up very very early this morning. 345am to be precise. Mr Lazy from the day before wasnrsquot feeling so chipper when we had to get up at that time in the morning. I actually forgot to mention yesterday that Dave was wearing his Mr Lazy tshirt and for some reason everybody and I do mean EVERYBODY in Zanzibar just loved it. He had soooooo many people comment on the shirt that it http://www.travelblog.org//Africa/Kenya/Nairobi-Province/Nairobi/blog-313873.html With the exception of the month off in South Africa where we rented the car and a few days in between trips Cape Town 5 days and Nairobi 5 days we've been on a DragoEncounter truck since about September 22nd 2007. It's been very tough at times but also very enjoyable at other times. For the most part our groups have been pretty good there is always going to be the one or two people on t http://www.travelblog.org//Africa/Kenya/Nairobi-Province/blog-312738.html So if people don't know Nairobi aka Nairobbery is known as 'Africa's biggest baddest city'. Therefore when I arrived at 4am I did not have anywhere to go for 5 hours so I stayed in the airport read wasn't able to use my ATM card called mom had a minor melt down. Tears are good for the soul right Have you ever felt semi paralyzed with fear That is what I felt. Scared. I r http://www.travelblog.org//Africa/Kenya/Nairobi-Province/Nairobi/blog-312426.html Music blared from some of the makeshift stalls that serve as ldquostoresrdquo adding to the chaos of massive amounts of people passing each other wares hanging from the windows trash thrown carelessly about and a stench wafting in from the toilets that serve the slum dwellers of Fuata Nyayo South B. As we walked the black sludge alleyways that weave like a maze through the heart of the s http://www.travelblog.org//Africa/Kenya/Nairobi-Province/Nairobi/blog-311608.html Jambo everyoneHabari gana Mzuriwe are fineWe finally arrived safely in Nairobi Kenya this morning after our two long flights from Toronto to London a 9 hour stopover in Heathrow and then 8.5 hours of flying on Kenyan Airways. The Air Canada flight was adequate but the Kenyan Airways flight was excellent. Very professional and kind staff good food and lots of great leg room. We are a grou http://www.travelblog.org//Africa/Kenya/Nairobi-Province/Nairobi/blog-308233.html Arrival In To NarobiI was recommended not to fly into Nairobi late at night but having little choice I was glad that I had prearranged a pickup to direct to the hotel.I was spending a few days in Nairobi to acclimatise prior to meeting the group with which I would be travelling with through Africa from Nairobi to Cape Town. There wasn't a great opportunity to see much of Nairobi as it is not reco http://www.travelblog.org//Africa/Kenya/Nairobi-Province/Nairobi/blog-307462.html Weekend before last was justice cup. It's basically a soccer tournament with teams from every major law firm and civil society organization in Kenya. ICJ had a large team and we were pretty good we only lost once out of 11 games. Unfortunately the games were only 20 minutes and the goals were very small so we only won twice the rest were ties. I played in several of the games. I only http://www.travelblog.org//Africa/Kenya/Nairobi-Province/Nairobi/blog-306261.html After two weeks with us in Kenya the wild man from Waiheke Paul spent the last month working on a rainwater harvesting project. Murray went to assist him in Southern Sudan for one week. During the wet season people normally drink contaminated water from ponds. Many people get extremely sick as a result. Paul did an excellent job training the community on rainwater harvesting techniques and http://www.travelblog.org//Africa/Kenya/Nairobi-Province/blog-305201.html i got into nairobi like an hour or 2 ago. can't really leave the airport the visas are 50 and you're not allowed to even smoke outside of the building... mom and danielle you'd be proud of me i haven't injured anyone yet... but i did get to smoke in the airport even though it's not allowed... not all ghetto style in the bathroom either. anyways... the longer i'm gone the more shitty stuf http://www.travelblog.org//Africa/Kenya/Nairobi-Province/Nairobi/blog-303233.html It is Monday evening here in Nairobi and we have been having a wonderful time already. We had good flights on the trip. The taxi driver did have a van that picked us up but he had never had an amazing amount of luggage to deal with. He was pretty game though and we arrived at the Mennonite Guest House in great shape. The weather was refreshingly cool and downright cold today. You can google the http://www.travelblog.org//Africa/Kenya/Nairobi-Province/Nairobi/blog-300035.html I want to start off by saying that I greatly appreciate everyone's comments. You all are such a blessing to me and I hope you realize what a blessing you are to everyone around you.Last week was probably the toughest week yet. The first half I spent battling in the nurseless clinic. Much has already been written about my feelings there so I will spare you the details. The second half of the http://www.travelblog.org//Africa/Kenya/Nairobi-Province/Nairobi/blog-299943.html Just to let you all know that I have safely arrived in Nairobi. The tour will start in little more than an hour so I am using the time to have my first learning experience using an internet cafe well actually the hotel's business centre. The hardest part is to get used to a completely different notebook 'interface' what I mean is 'Tastatur'. I can't find a lot of signs and remember Nor http://www.travelblog.org//Africa/Kenya/Nairobi-Province/Nairobi/blog-299026.html Discouraged. That's the word of the day. Nothing has really changed on the ground the Kenyans are still great the weather is about the same my health is about the same the center is doing amazing work the slums are still the slums. Well I guess something has changed the nurse Eunice at the school has gone missing. It could be that she has been in an accident. It could be that she j http://www.travelblog.org//Africa/Kenya/Nairobi-Province/Nairobi/blog-297010.html