Day One

Habari (Swahili for Hello)! 

It still doesn’t seem possible that I am in Africa right now. Our hotel is a wonderful little place with gardens and flowers and great food (I had the best cup of tea at breakfast this morning). It sure doesn’t feel like we are in the middle of a city. I have included some pictures of the grounds and the pool.

Today we did a number of different things… this morning we drove around Nairobi and ended up at a bead store that was started in the 70’s by a woman who wanted to provide single mothers with an income. It is now a hugely successful social enterprise that employs just under 400 people and sells their beads to places like Harrods in London – needless to say I made some purchases.

We also stopped by the local ‘Nakumatt’ (the Kenyan version of WalMart) to stock up on water, and had lunch at an outside patio. The city itself is quite busy and there are the craziest drivers I have ever seen. Poverty is evident just about everywhere.

We are off to Meru tomorrow. Til then.