the fact that I have one week left in Nairobi makes me a little sad, but mostly really really happy. Although the classes have been pretty helpful when it comes to understanding the political situation here, I'm just really ready to get to my internship. Even though my family has been great for the most part (other than my crazy older sister who keeps asking if I will give her all of my belongings and take her to the united states), I am looking forward to a comp...

So. thank you thank you thank you all for the encouraging messages as usual. This has just been one of those weeks and it is so nice to hear from so many people. I know this may come as a shock to many of you that I am about to say this but...it just isn't fun to be dirty anymore. I honestly cannot get the dirt off of me...and this was funny at first...but now I just feel gross...and half a bucket of water just isn't enough to clean myself. The rations on water h...

so...another crazy couple of days have passed!!! I have now been in Kenya for over a month and I am happy to say that I think the political stability of Kenya may be on the rise. As of yesterday the talks between the two parties have been rather successful and a power sharing agreement has been signed. I'm a little cynnical about this working long term, but for the time being it will keep the peace. Kofi Annan has done some wonderful things and we are all really ...

So...I have almost celebrated my one month anniversary of being in Kenya...with this in mind I have been pondering what it is going to be like in 4 months to return to the US...here are my feelings on the subject: The things that I have experienced in the last month are impossible to explain with the significance they deserve. The beauty of what I saw this weekend can't be represented in a picture. The daily life I lead cannot be demonstrated when I come home. ...

whew. where to begin. It's been a week full of ups and downs for sure. This last week we went to Mombassa, Kenya on the coast. It was AMAZING!!!! I am totally in love. 15 of us ended up going and we rented a cottage right on the beach. It was big and we were pretty much all to ourselves. Needless to say...this was the first weekend we really let loose and have a good time. Some people went out on a snorkelling trip while 6 of us opted to stay at the beach for t...