Two Days of Travel for One Day in Tanzania

So apparently New York is the weather central of the world right now... stay safe guys!

Wednesday: We left campus around seven to drive to Nairobi, pretty uneventful trip there. I really like Nairobi, it's like an African NYC. We stopped for lunch there and I was able to get a cheese quesadilla in KENYA! SCORE!!!! Next we get on a bus that is bound for Arusha. The bus itself was pretty nice and since we only paid $15 it great. Think China town bus playing ABBA and Walking through Memphis for 6 hours... The only problem was that I was sitting next to the door and it didn't alway want to stay closed. It took about 2 hours to get out of Nairobi because they kept picking up random people along the road, but once we got out it was about 1.5 hours to the boarder. I was nervous because I didn't have proof of my Yellow Fever Vaccine but they didn't hassle me. I got a multiple entry visa which is cool because that means I can go again any time between now and August 25th of next year for free! We got through the boarder and it was another 3 hours to Arusha. The landscape was different- and very dry! Arusha itself was big! We stayed at a cheap hotel and crashed for the night. I noticed the bed nets but didn't think of using it until Jenni mentioned it the next morning - oops!

Thursday: Bumming around Arusha. We got a taxi and drove around in circles. The one difference I noticed was that the people were not as wazungu friendly as I have experienced in Kenya. Oh well. We dropped Sarah off at her study abroad program which was really amazing! She is staying at the East African Community Center where they study peace and conflict resolution. It is also the site of the ICC where they are currently trying War criminals from Rowanda.

Friday: Back on the bus. 12 hours from Arusha to Nanyuki and I was exhausted. I slept 10 hours last night which was great, I'm very happy to be back in Nanyuki!

I wanted to post some pictures from a Scavenger Hunt we did with the girls last week. Highlights included: take a picture with a cow - extra points if you are touching it. Take a picture with a chicken, Take a picture of the whole team on a slide, take a picture in the shower, extra points for shower caps, human pyramid, take a picture dancing with a teacher. Enjoy!