Mombasa and other things...

I know this post is late.....(pictures on facebook, blogger won't let me post them here)

But Mombasa was amazing. We ended up staying with amazing people who took such great care of us. We met them through the Mombasa Vineyard church (i go to Karen Vineyard). We were so lucky to get connected with them, because we originally planned to stay in a cheap-not-so-nice hotel.


It was beautiful..white sandy beaches, warm ocean to swim in, and lots of palm trees. It rained on and off but we still got plenty of sun (I promise i did apply sunscreen).

It was 7 hour bus ride, but it wasn't bad. We got to see the country side and even a giraffe cross the road! You could tell we were Americans as every time we saw a animal, we would get excited and point while all of the Kenyans on the bus weren't phased.

We spent two full days on the beach just relaxing. Seriously, being there, I wished I would have done my GLT in a coastal city because it's so nice and beautiful, but then I would probably get nothing done so it's probably better that I just visit the coast.

We we're too poor to stay at nice fancy hotels so we just spent the day pretending to be guests at nice fancy hotels. We ordered drinks, swum in the pool, played water polo, used their towels, and had a great time. It worked out really well. It's totally the way to go when your traveling cheap.

Other Things

I said goodbye to Atara last week and i already miss her so much. She was such a blessing to me during my first month here and i feel so lucky to have her as a friend. Thank you Atara for everything and I pray you are enjoying home!

I'm have the great opportunity to house sit this week for a south african couple from church. i get to enjoy an beautiful house and internet til thursday. It comes at a perfect time. We have not had power at my host family's house for 4 days now and we are getting it back until this thursday. Plus we still don't have water consistently. Not having electricity for days and never knowing if there is going to be water is really difficult. I know it's short term for me, but people here know no different and there are even more people who don't have the privilege of losing power or water for a day, because they have never had it.

I have about 3 and half more weeks at my internship...it's been good, but I feel so limited in what I can do there. There are so many needs. I'm going to write a post about Sidai soon so you all can better understand.

I'm starting my project officially this week! This is for the Global Research Project Course in which I basically carry out my own research project through interviews with individuals and organizations. i'm going to research teen pregnancy in Nairobi. I still need to define my project a bit more, but i'm working on it.

Exciting News! I'm going to the DRC (Congo) for Christmas! My friend Christian is from there and invited me to come for Christmas and stay with his family. I'm so excited to travel and see more of Africa. I also need the distraction during the holidays, because I think if i just stayed here i would get really home sick...i need to do something.