Jambo!!

Jambo from Kenya :) That means hello from Kenya!!

Today was a busy day. Slept well last night, except it is super loud here, so falling asleep is a challange. Woke up this morning around 8am, (better than the last two days which were 11:30am...) and started getting ready, but all of a sudden I felt sick to my stomach!! I thought I was maybe hungry, but that wasn't it, so I went and laid down in my bed until the cramping stopped and that was it!! It was weird, but I am glad it didn't result in anything else.

I fed the babies around 9 ish until 10:30, and then Leanne (a volunteer from Australia) suggested that we go into Nairobi city center and I was excited to do so!! We walked down the street a ways and hopped into a Mtutu (taxi like vehicle that holds 14 passengers and the driver, much smaller than you would think.......) which costs 100 KeS (Kenyan Shillings) which is equivalent to about $1.33 CAD one way. Cheapest transportation I will prolly ever ride!! Haha It was quite an experience to say the least because these things are squishy and they have never even seen an air conditioner before.... The trip into city center is about 15 minutes one way.

Once we got into the city center, we were walking along, trying to get to the bank. Leanne has been to Nairobi before and in the city quite a number of times, so she was my guide. I was wearing a necklace, which is not such a hot idea here. A guy that was crossing the sidewalk in front of me actually tried to grab it off of my neck!!! MAN was I scared... and after that I definitely second guessed wearing my engagement ring, so I turned that around so the diamonds were at least on the inside and I took off my necklace as well. After that we finally got to the bank to an ATM, and then we decided to go to this tall building called the Kenyan International Conference Center. If you get the chance to Google it you should. Unfortunately I wasn't allowed to take a picture of the building from the ground, but if you look at a picture it will make more sense as I explain to you where I was. If you are looking at a picture, it is a tall cylindrical building, and at the top it looks as though there is a UFO chilling up there. Well on top of the UFO it is a Heli-pad for helicopters, and Leanne and I went up there, all the way to the top!! It cost 400Kes (less than $5) to go up to the top. And at the top it is this open space!! There is about a 4 foot fence around the edge, but that is it!! And the view is amazing :)

This is ME!! looking as white as milk at the top of the KICC. These buildings close around me are the city center, it is like that 360 degrees around. But way in the background, where the bushes are, that is what we drive through to get back to Happy Life.

After the building, we went to find some lunch. We stopped at a little diner which was quite nice. We each had steak for 600 KeS!! but honestly it was nothing like the steak at home :( but at least it was something. It was pretty good actually. We made our way to a little cafe called Dormans Coffee, where we each bought a HUGE piece of carrot cake to take home. Actually right now I am enjoying some of it :D mmm.

We found a Mtutu to catch for the way home and now we are resting at Happy Life. The WIFI and power haven't been very reliable lately, and that is the reason for the small amount of posts. Today it seems good though so I am taking advantage of that!!

Also, here are some more pictures of the babies!!

I LOVE this boy's eyes!! Aren't they captivating?!

This here is Hannah :) she is a delicate little thing

And this baby, whose name I have not yet been told, is absolutely beautiful!!

She just quietly lays in her crib, sucking her two fingers.

 

I have many more to post, so I will hopefully try a post full of pictures very soon :)

 

I hope you have enjoyed going through my day with me!! Thank you for your prayers, I can feel them each and every day.

 

I hope your day goes great today!! And may the Lord bless you :)

 

Love: Rach :)