Mambo Poa!
Getting to Moshi was a nightmare but also one of the coolest things that could have happened to me. We had a short layover in Nairobi, Kenya but when we got there we found out of flight was cancelled so we went to go get Kenyan visas to go into town and hang out until we got another flight, but after 6 people had gotten their visas, they said the flight was on again. I was one of the 6 people. So we had to wait for the airline to pay for the visas while the rest of the group got on the flight. When we got there the plane had left without us, even though we were checked in for the flight. THe gate agents seemed unnaffected. We said, oh well, free day in Nairobi, and went to this hotel, got free lunch from the Airlines, which was good (although i think mine had a piece of glass in it). We spent the rest of the time walking around the Nairobi city market. I have never been so overwhelmed. I was being pulled left and right. “come look at my stuff..no buy..no buy..just look!” i actually got to talking to a lot of people there. you just have to keep cool and stay confident. i learned the key swahili phrases and have been doing pretty well. I got in to moshi late on saturday and then we have been spending our free time before classes tommorrow hanging around town and meeting people. everyone here is very friendly and helpful. im seeing and feeling so much but i’m not quite sure what to do with it all. There are tarantulas in my room the size of freakin dinner plates. And some of the kids on the group went to the woods and saw monkeys!!! (Mon, make sure to tell James that I’m on gaurd. I don’t think these monkeys bite!) Everything is going well and I am actually pretty comfortable here. we are in moshi for a week and then we head to arusha and then we stay with the Masaai i think. Who knows…nothing in Africa happens when you think it will. Excellent lesson in patience. =) Love you all!
Hakuna shita!
Andie
