Greetings from Kenya!

Jambo! (you can also spell it like this)

Well I finally made it to my final destination! It took about 6 hours of roads filled with potholes the size of elephants (a bit dramatic) but we made it into base camp around 4:30 pm yesterday. On the way we saw giraffes, zebras, ostriches, and gazelles. It was pretty neat.

When we got here the whole staff was outside waiting for us. They were so nice to have a snack of fresh vegetables and sugar cookies waiting for us. Since we hadn't eaten since 5:30 am it was very much appreciated.

I moved into my banda with 3 other girls- Catherine, Valerie, and Anna. They all seem really nice. We have an awesome view of Mt. Kilimanjaro from both our banda and the showers (this helps take the edge off the freezing cold water).

Today we had orientation. Afterwards, we drove into town for an hour for market. Every Tuesday is market day. I probably said the phrases "Hapana asanti (No thank you)" and "Sina pesa (I have no money)" thousands of times today. Saturday we go to Oloitolitok for their market day. It is a town on the border of Tanzania and Kenya. This means I'll be up close and personal with Mt. Kili...YAY!

Tomorrow we have our first Swahili and Wildlife Management classes. I'm really excited!

I don't know when I'll be able to up load pictures because the internet is extremely slow here. I'll be trying my hardest!