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Today was a very relaxing. It was a beautiful sunny day and I had a chance to walk into town with andrew ad get some supplies and produce for lunch and dinner. the open Market in Karatina is massive!! The produce they offer is countless and so fresh and looks so delicious!! The walk back and fort from town is amazing, very fresh and so relaxing. Lunch today consisted of sukuma wiki ( braised spinach) and rice with beans. The rest of the afternoon was peaceful and I got a chance to read through my lonely planet book and decide where I would like to visit while I am here. Because I have Saturdays and Sundays off from volunteering I think that next weekend I will arrange with Jacky to go to a national park for ... read more

I landed into Kenya yesterday afternoon and was thrown into a culture that no Lonely Planet book will ever be able to put into words. Culture shock is an understatement. The journey from the airport in Nairobi to the Nairobi international youth hostel took about 20 minutes and I am fairly certain my mouth was hung wide open in a look of "oh my God!!" the entire time. My chauffeur asked if I had been in Africa before and I replied "no", and he then replied "yep, you aren't in America anymore!" (at least one thing hasn't changed....everyone still thinks I am American). While I am here I am volunteering with an organisation called the Kenyan Voluntary Community Development Project, which is an NGO in kenya that is registered under the name Voluntary Community Development Project ... read more

I awoke at 9am to a knock on my door and I thought to myself "housekeeping this early in the morning....really!?!" Unimpressed, i rolled out of bed and opened the door, thinking to myself that the only thing that could possibly make this situation okay is if a member of staff was on the other side of the door holding a Baileys and coffee. Well, this was so SO much better than that.....GABRIELE!!!! And here I though I was going to have to venture into the depths of Dubai by myself. Hero! After a large pot of "american" coffee, Gabri and I left the hotel and took a taxi to the souks (markets). Whoh, Woodstock flea market doesn't seem quite as impressive now (haha, jk obviously). But honestly, I definitely recommend spending a morning having a ... read more

There has been a slight change in plans and I will now be venturing off to dubai on my own because Gabriele is unable to make it due to unforeseen circumstances (**cough** bel and the dragon....). So I am sat at the malpensa airport at gate b13 on my one waiting for my 22:20 flight which is due to arrive in Dubai at 6:20 local time. This means nap time on the plane....good thing I brought my eye covers (ally, you would be proud)! I am now a bit nervous that I am headed into unknown territories by myself, since I had originally planned to do explore with a friend, I will have to quickly re-arrange my schedule to better suit an independent traveler. I will keep you posted.... Ciao Milano!!... read more