Nyeri for 2 days, now in Nairobi again

So Nyeri was incredible!!! Beautiful mountains and beautiful N.L. Home with so many shining faces. We played with the kids all day Thursday, plus a birthday! I got great pics of the kids! I think the birthday boy will be excited later in life to see 'snaps' from his 2nd b-day. The kids were all pumped to get cake and sing. We went out to a fantastic lunch place with great traditional food. Ugali is this grit-like blob that you grab with your fingers and use to grab other stew-like food with. It's pretty flavorless, but super Kenyan. I really like Mahata, which is this green blob of mash potatoes, corn, and puréed with spinach. Excellent with Nile Perch fish fillet. All the food is so cheap! Then we usually finish it off with Masala tea, which kinda tastes like Chiai tea but its brewed in milk with added spices. So basically Kenyan food rocks.




Today we went to check out Mount Kenya. It was so beautiful. The day began cloudy but as we rose higher into the Adirondacks the clouds began to burn away into a perfect day. We drove out into this prairie and got to see tons of Rhions, Zebras, Warthogs, Giraffs, and Baboons. It was only $12 to get into the park so it was super worth the great views of the mountain and so sweet to see more animals. I've gotten so spoiled basically living in National Geographic!

After a long drive home, Ashley, Paige, Hannah, and Kaitlyn went out to eat and watched the Ghana game at our favorite hang out spot. So neat to hang with other Kenyas rooting for Africa!

Pictures to come! I havn't uploaded any from yesterday...

I interviewed Morgan, the ground leader of the Amani Internship, and she was perfect. She has explained Amani and our connection with beads and new life so much that her speech was flawless and will go great in the informational video.

So tired, long day tomorrow. We're traveling tomorrow! Ahhhh home is so soon!