On the road again!

This weekend was so fun!

I'd forgotten how much I LOVE traveling—especially by myself! From Nairobi to Kiserian (where the Canadians are) is about a 2 hour trip which, in the States, would involve getting in the car, driving myself to Atlanta, and driving home. But in Kenya, you take a bus downtown, bargain with matatu drivers for a good, local price, connect to another matatu in Rongai, until you finally reach Kiserian. And if you're hungry on the way, you don't stop at a gas station to buy Mentos and a Coke, you stop at market where you bargain over ndizi (bananas) and chai (tea). I studied Swahili in the matatus and several times was offered help by other passengers. And, have I talked about matatus before? I would've taken a picture but I was the only mzungu for miles and didn't wanna be extra foreign—matatus generally have 15 passenger seats in them, 1 seat for the driver, and 1 seat for the conductor (the guy who constantly opens and closes the door yelling the price, shoveling passengers inside, collecting money, etc...but our matatu had at LEAST 25 people in it!

Anyway, it was an incredible weekend and it was good to get out of the house!
This week will be one of my last teaching—i gave notice to Morris (the principal) the other day telling him that i'll hopefully be in Nakuru in 2 weeks. I'm really going to miss the friends I've made in Nairobi...but I need to go to Nakuru. I've been talking about it for so long, and I know it's the right place for me.

And I think spring break's coming up for everyone—have fun!!