Future Site Visits

I'm in Nairobi today, on my way back home from my future site. I've been placed in Western province, near Kakamega, Kisumu, Butere, etc. Try to find that area on the map. It's north of Lake Victoria, beautiful and green, hilly, and nice. The weather felt humid, but somewhat cool. Because it is north of the equator, I'm suddenly coming in to summer instead of winter, which feels totally random. The people are of the Luhya tribe and speak Luhya. They are made up of a million clans, each with their own dialect. Sounds like learning mother tongue will be a challenge.

I meant to have my address with me when I used internet, but this kind of came up suddenly. It may take a little longer. Sorry, ya'll. I'll be sharing with my supervisor, who runs the Alpha Support Development Programme. Maybe you can find out that way? It's a PO Box in Kilingili.

Umm... It sounds really great, but super overwhelming. I met 3 groups on Friday and was introduced as being one step below 'messiah'. Uh.. me? Yikes! It sounds like I will have a wealth of things to do, so if I get bored I either really am a messiah or else I'm a moron.

My house is nice. A 2 bedroom place, living room, indoor kitchen and indoor bafu (washroom). My bafu is in desperate need of a curtain, as I discovered my neighbor watching me the other morning. Nice. Thanks. The choo is a double, out back, and full of giant jumpy spiders. We are getting a lesson on Doom this week, so we can be prepared for moving in. I want to just gut it out, scrub everything and repaint, then rearrange the furniture in a me-friendly way. I'm lucky to have a big table, chairs, a couch, and a bed. Not too much will be needed in furniture then.

We are going back to Kitui this afternoon for our last month of training. Hopefully all will go well, then we are back to Nairobi for swearing in on the 3rd and leaving for site on the 4th. Oooh, baby!