Kenya

Kenya compromised some of the best days here in Africa. It wasn't so much the location, but the people I was with...friends, familiar faces, and those I didn't know at first were friends by the end of the week.

It is a 5 hour shuttle ride between Arusha here in Tanzania, across the border, and into Nairobi. And there's a whole lot of nothing between here and there, except for the border. It is wide open spaces, bush country, Mt. Meru, the occasionaly Maasai with their cows or goats, but no towns or even villages.

Nairobi was a culture shock. There were city LIGHTS and billboards in English and even a shopping mall! Crazy, crazy. It was absolutely wonderful to have real coffee with real milk, I must say. We ventured over to the edge of Kibera, one of the world's largest slums, sat at a coffee shop, and generally enjoyed spending time together.

*Important tip: DO NOT, I repeat DO NOT, even though you realy really want to enjoy your coffee while you can, drink three cups of coffee before getting on a 5 hour shuttle ride with no pit stops.