Our Two Weeks in Kenya...

 

Were a complete blur. We arrived, jet-lagged, and immediately jumped into volunteering. As I mentioned from my last post, we were in a bit of shock and trying to get over all being sick (in someone else's house). But, we loved every minute of it. Kenya definitely captured our hearts, and the people we got to know there were angels on Earth (and I'm not religious). 

The family who owns/runs the school free of charge for children from the neighboring slums consist of (mainly) Alice and her two sons, Lawrence and William. The three of them are--quite simply--magical people. In addition to running this school for almost 300 children, they have taken in 12 children from the streets. These children we got to know very well because they were at the school and at home. Sila, in fact, found a few buddies and spent quite a bit of time playing with them, which was greatly needed for him. 

Other than volunteering, we took one major safari at the Masi Mara National Reserve. It was the best safari we have ever been on (going on a whopping 2 now), and even getting to it was a beautiful adventure. The countryside of Kenya is a lot different than Nairobi, where it's mostly unsafe to walk alone (as a white person). Thankfully, Conan and I were able to take a few walks during our time there, and we even got to ride some local buses (Conan's favorite!). 

Overall, I think it's fair to say we'll be back. But after that first weekend of shock, we made some flight adjustments....see next post for where we are now! Until then, missing you all greatly.