I can't believe that I only have a week left in Kenya, the time is flying by! A little too quickly for my liking. I have a few things to share, so here it goes.
Last Friday Deb and I made our way to Mt. Kenya to pick up the girls from boarding school. It was a LOONG drive. 4 and a half hours there and 5 hours back. The drive was gorgeous though (on the way there at least). Deb knew a short cut that avoids going through the always busy and slightly terrifying Nairobi, so we spent a good amout of our drive going through tea country, where there were rolling hills covered in tea plants. Tea used to be the biggest export for Kenya, and it is still going strong. The area we passed through is also known for having elephants! I was hoping we would see some, but they seemed to be hiding. I did see several elephant droppings on the road though! Luckily the drive there was uneventful, and we got to the school before 11.
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| The lovely sunrise that made waking up at 5:45 almost worth it |
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Can anyone guess why it's called Trains View Academy? Yep, you were right. It has a view of train tracks. The school was really nice, and as soon as we got out of the car hundreds of little african children came out to figure out why on earth two white people were at their school. We were searching around for Deb and Carol and suddenly we saw two little girls fly around the corner and come running at us.
They said goodbye to their friends and teachers, and we were on our way. The way back was a little more eventful than the way there. Deb was worried that we would miss the turn for the short cut, but I was sure I had it. I knew it was the 3rd flyover, but when we got there it didn't feel quite right, so we stopped to ask someone. He said oh no no you have to take the next flyover. And don't take the first turn, take the second. So off we go again, pass the 1st turn and start looking for the 2nd turn. Well there was no second turn. So off we were, on our way into Nairobi at rush hour. As we got closer to Nairobi Deb said she wasn't exactly sure of the way to get through Nairobi, but we had to make sure we didn't go through down town Nairobi or we would be sitting in traffic for an hour. There were 3 turns that we completely guessed on, the wrong way for each of them would have brought us down town. Somehow we chose the right option for every turn! For those of you have experienced me as a passenger, I'm not very trusting of the driver and am often convinced we're going to crash. Poor Deb had to put up with me for 10 hours convinced that every maniac who tried to pass was going to crash into us. Let me tell you, Kenyan drivers make mass holes look like model drivers. Eventually I just decided to cover my eyes and pray we'd get home in one piece. So back to the school, the girls said they really loved it and are happy to go back in a month. Here's a picture of Deb, the younger one's report card!
Mwangi, their father is incredibly grateful for all of you that contributed and is very happy that the girls are in a safe and academically challenging environment.
Speaking of Mwangi, on Saturday he is getting married! His bride to be is a really sweet woman, who he has known since they were children. She has a daughter, Linet who is a great addition to Mwangi's three kids. The wedding is going to be held at Greg and Deb's house on their property below. At first, there were only supposed to be 30 people coming, now there are 100+. That's an African wedding for you! Deb, Gina (Greg's daughter), and myself are busy baking one hundred cupcakes, that lucky me gets to decorate tomorrow! The wedding should be a lot of fun and a very special day. I'll be sure to write a post about the wedding next week!
My peace and reconciliation club is going well so far, but this post is getting a bit long so I'll write another post just about that tomorrow hopefully.
I hope everyone is enjoying the end of their summer!
And once again, I apologize for any typos, I have never been one to proof read, especially if it's not getting graded :)
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