Kenya Finale

Day 13+: Nairobi and travel

Saw: Nairobi at day time. Amsterdam by air. Detroit for a long time. Kansas City and the Maynards. The kind and familiar Megabus. Union station. Parents! Train to Schaumburg. Home sweet home!

Learned: Bartering can be fun if you laugh at yourself and hold hands with a friend the whole time. Bartering away your watch is a bad thing when you need to meet your group and have no clue what time it is. Riding (or surfing) the tram at the Detroit airport back and forth can kill a good 45 minutes or so.

Laughed: I dropped my malaria pill and it flew away from me and landed underneath the man behind me on the plane's foot. He thought I was strange and tried to charge me $10 for it... jokester.

That concludes my day by day re-cap. Here are some other things that maybe I forgot, or didn't quite fit into one of the categories.

-Kenyans as a people are extra sweet and loving.

-Donkeys sound scary at night, but they do not charge your tent no matter how sure you are that that is what's happening.

-Chapati is the best food ever.

-Time is not an issue. There is no hurry in Kenya.

-So much can be said with a smile and laughter.

-The way the sunlight hits the African land is gorgeous, someday I will go back and paint for as long as the sun is up... someday.

-The children are inspiring in their eagerness to learn, their unshakable faith, their joyous spirits, and their ability to love unconditionally.

This trip has taught me so many things that are impossible to express in a blog.

The earth is huge, Africa is massive, the plains are great, mountains are tall, people are many, animals are endless, but we are unified under the same sky, stars, and creator. This has been a trip of humbleness for me. I am but one small person witnessing the beauty and love of everything around me. It has changed my life and I can not wait to see my sisters and brothers of Elangata again... until then, they will remain in my heart.