last night, after what felt like a back alley tour of cario's airport, eric and i noticed a flashing yellow sign that announced we'd be stopping in khartoum, sudan at 3am... turns out, it was less dramatic than we imagined, especially when doped up on as much gravol as i was. i needed a serious amount of sleep after paris.
paris we did the usual things... a lot of wine, cheese and walking through gardens. we drank on the pedestrian bridge which has been on my list of things to do for years. sadly, my french is totally pathetic despite 12 years of immersion.
we connected with devyn at nairobi airport.. almost didnt because turns out there are two very seperate baggage claim areas which would have been a bit of a problem. we're all together though and all in one piece.. just a bit weary.
so far, im really liking nariobi. i pictured it to be a lot more intense than it is. so far only eric has had a near collision with a car but he survived... they don't drive as fast as ghanaians and ugandans seemed to.
i met up with a friend from uganda for coffee this morning. he has been living in east africa since i was last in uganda. he's done a lot of work with schools around the area and its always nice to connect with people that have a bit of insight and history in a very new area to me. tonight a friend has connected me with a guy that works out of nairobi for the international rescue committee in somalia which will hopefully be pretty cool.
as a whole, im feeling very in my element. i remember being intimidated by past african trips.. so far, im maybe too comfortable for a person that hasn't even been here for 24 hours.
tomorrow we're off to an elephant orphanage and maybe a human one too.. then, safari time in mara and onwards to uganda!
eric has been way more detailed with what we've done... its-eric.blogspot.com if you're interested.
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