So, the internet has been down at our apartment since Saturday--finally coming back up today--and so we've taken a mini-vacation from the blog. We think the apartment management just unplugged and replugged the router to fix it finally. We figured that would have fixed it from the start, but sometimes it's hard to communicate things like, "can we come into the office and unplug the router?" When we went to a nearby Java House for their free internet, we were told that it was a holiday (Eid al-Fitr), so the internet company wasn't working. Ah, this is Kenya.
In any case, things have been pretty busy with trying to get prepared/outfitted for our trip. It's been quite a shock to compare in our minds the prices we pay for outdoor gear at REI and the exorbitant prices they try to charge here. I know it's all imported, but seriously--$100 for a pair of mittens?
We also went to a very fun birthday party full of games, dancing, food, a clown, and music. There were two other wzungu there. What a blast! I wish I had brought my camera so that David's dance moves could be caught on film. And we're planning to teach everyone in DC and all our nieces and nephews the the Mr. Lion and antelope game.
This is a bit of mish-mash--probably because our brains are in a million places as we get ready and each have our last big day of work tomorrow. Although Mt. Kenya will be challenging, in many ways, we'll be breathing a huge sigh of relief when we start our trek. David will have turned in his final report, I can turn off the blackberry, and we can enjoy nature and the blessed quietness and peace of just being. We're looking forward to it very much.
In any case, things have been pretty busy with trying to get prepared/outfitted for our trip. It's been quite a shock to compare in our minds the prices we pay for outdoor gear at REI and the exorbitant prices they try to charge here. I know it's all imported, but seriously--$100 for a pair of mittens?
We also went to a very fun birthday party full of games, dancing, food, a clown, and music. There were two other wzungu there. What a blast! I wish I had brought my camera so that David's dance moves could be caught on film. And we're planning to teach everyone in DC and all our nieces and nephews the the Mr. Lion and antelope game.
This is a bit of mish-mash--probably because our brains are in a million places as we get ready and each have our last big day of work tomorrow. Although Mt. Kenya will be challenging, in many ways, we'll be breathing a huge sigh of relief when we start our trek. David will have turned in his final report, I can turn off the blackberry, and we can enjoy nature and the blessed quietness and peace of just being. We're looking forward to it very much.
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