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I made it! My second flight wasn't NEARLY as nice as my first one, and I thought that it was never going to end. 8 hour flights by yourself are just not fun in the slightest, and they are very boring. Greg and Deb (My dad's cousin and his wife who I am staying with) gave me very clear instructions on what to do when I arrived at the airport, and I reread them about 10 times on the plane. Luckily, I got my visa, got my bags and made it through customs without any problems whatsoever. After the 2 hour drive from Nairobi to Naivasha, my journey was finally complete.
I am finally starting to settle into my new African life. It is great to be back here but it's a lot different coming by myself then it was coming with a group of people who I know really well. My first day here, we went to a bike race fundraiser to help out. I was the official timer which got pretty tricky when a group of bikers would come flying past me all at once. But it was a really fun event and everyone seemed to have a great time. I ended up playing with one of the boys I met at the nursery school last year and his little sister, who were 5 and 3 years old and were just adorable. Emanuel, the boy I met last year had grown at least a foot and I could barely recognize him, but it was really fun to see some familiar faces. Oh and I managed to get my first sun burn which is finally starting to go away. I forgot what 4 hours in the sun 75 miles away from the equator at 6,000 feet can do. Hopefully I will come home nice and tan :)
This morning I went up to St. Andrews, the secondary school where I will be teaching, and met with Peter, the principal of the school. It was absolutely incredible to be back at the school and see how much progress they have made. Last July, there were about 80 students, and now there are 186, and they are expecting their first graduating class to graduate next year which is very exciting. Peter is an wonderful man and the amount of work he does for the school is amazing. He talked about all of the fundraisers that they have planned for the school, including a walk this friday that I am going to participate in! The walk is 10 kilometers and I'll be walking with all of the students. If anyone would like to sponsor me, let me know! Even $5 can go a very long way here. Well anyways, I am going to begin teaching the course on Conflict Resolution tomorrow, so wish me luck! We worked out a schedule, and I will be going to St. Andrews 3 times a week, teaching 4 hours each day, 1 hour for every class. This post is a lot longer than I thought it was going to be, so I apologize for that.
Goodbye for now, and I hope everyone is enjoying the beginning of fall!

Oh and I am going to attempt to attach some pictures of where I'm staying. One is of the house that Greg and Deb live in, one is of the little guest house where I am staying, and one is of the view from their deck.