so I realize the last posting was a little more on the negative side. I don't regret writing it...I think that there are definitly alot of things about Kenya that I do hate...and won't miss in the least...but I don't hate kenya...and I don't hate this experience. I would be lying if I said that this has been an easy couple months. it hasn't. but that is what I came for. I am totally out of my element and uncomfortable everyday. and although it is frustrating at t...

so this morning I woke up and decided I hate Kenya. I hate the heat...I hate have a constant stomach ache...I hate being called mzungu all day...I hate being expected to pay for everything...in short. I hate kenya. It took alot of effort for me to pull myself out of the puddle of sweat in my bed and get into my cold shower only to realize we had no electricity (which could explain why the fan was turned off and I was sweating more than I thought humanly possibl...

hello from Mombasa!!! I hope everyone had a lovely easter...mine was spent puking my brains out (amoung other things that shall not be mentioned) in to a bucket. I'm still feeling a little queazy a couple days later, but no worries, all is well. I've started working now and couldn't be more excited about the opportunities. For most internships in the states students get stuck doing the "b**** work" for the office. Here i am getting hands on experience...

As I write this I can barely keep my eyes open and I am lying in a puddle of my own sweat. It could be from the lack of sleep from taking the night bus to Mombasa from Nairobi. It is a rather bumpy 9 hour ride where I was struggling to keep the contents of my stomach and intestines intact (the bad water I drank is still working on me…at least I'm losing some of the weight I have gained from all those yummy chapati and mandazi?) for most of the trip. Or it c...

Things are looking up. I know that the last couple of entries have been a little bit more on the down side...but thanks to a few wonderful phone calls/emails from people I love back home, ALOT of sleep, and a few tusker beers, life is good. I realize that I'm in Kenya and better make the best of it. Bottom line, as hard as things have been...I wouldn't change a thing. I love so many things here, and as much as I miss home, there are going to be so many things I m...