even though it's only wednesday.

I wanted needed to share this song with y'all.

It just makes me feel so happy.



It also makes me think of these amazing women and our amazing nights out!!

Clockwise: Me, Wifey, Mer Bear, Burr, Jamiekins, and Jess

Without you women...2nd year would be dull.

Rafiki

8 July 2010

I really miss the staff from NPS but it is getting better. Perhaps because I texted Moses and Nickson today, and talked to Daniel on the phone.

However, at Amboseli , I made quite a few friends. Kennedy and John in particular became buddies of mine, so to speak. Small world- Kennedy knows Daniel, Kiringe, Okello, and Shem! It made me so happy to meet him because I felt a little closer to the staff I miss and love. John is a pastor who asked me, when he found out that I was from the states, if I would help him track down an American study Bible he’s been hoping to get. We became fast friends and watched World Cup together. I think the World Cup is an amazing thing, because all of the staff members I got to know were because I was the one guest who wanted to watch the Netherlands vs. Uruguay game. So all of them got to know me as the girl who watches the football. Especially the hotel manager. He even went looking for me last night to take me to the conference room to watch the game.

We’ve been blessed with really good game drivers too. I talked to our new driver, Oromat, today in Maasai Mara. He’s originally from the Nairobi area so he was familiar with Kitengela :)

The view from our room is stellar and I love this park quite a lot already. Looking forward to the next few days. Oh, and I met the wife of our hot air balloon pilot. She was on the plane sitting in front of me on the way from Nairobi to here. We chatted quite a lot since she’s from BC Canada. I’m making connections all over the place, it’s so much fun :)

A String of Kwaheris.

6 July 2010

Today I parted ways with NPS, the staff, and my friends. Saying goodbye to the camp wasn’t as hard this morning because I’d basically done that last night with Brenna. We went up the hill and watched the sun set and had an amazing conversation. That girl is really very special. And this morning when we left it was pitch black out, so it wasn’t as though I could really take in the goodbye. Then I said goodbye to Charles and Moses. It too wasn’t as hard mostly because there was so much commotion that my heart couldn’t dwell on that for too long. Though I can already feel myself missing Moses and Charles, but mostly Daniel. Then, the worst, I had to say goodbye to my classmates and Brenna. That was hard, I couldn’t even watch Brenna walk away. Kara, Victoria, Elise, and Evan made me cry too, dang them! I was really lucky with the friends I met. I already miss Jay and Brenna more than I can tell. Finally, after much waiting with Ian, Olivia and Erica, I spotted my dad walking toward me. I gave him a huge hug and started to tear. It was great to see him. And so one chapter of my life in Kenya ended, and my vacation with family began. Off to Amboseli!