Hujambo!

I’m in Kenya - just one border away from Tanzania, where I’ll be spending most of next year. I am also over the equator for the first time, so I guess I’m upside down now.
My last couple of days in Cairo were interesting, it was the end of the Muslim Hajj and everyone was in party mood. It was even busier and noisier than before. I did, however, get to go and see a big bunch of coptic churches that had a fair few flions in them, which was good.

So I flew out on Kenya Airlines. They were pretty good, the food was reasonable and I would definatly recommend them for anyone wanting to come to Kenya or Tanzani (ie to see me, because I’m great). The flight did, however, stop off in Sudan (though I didn’t have to change) so I have now visited Sudan too. Though I only was it out of a window.

In Kenya I am staying with a friend of my mum’s that she knows through the Monthers’ Union. They are a very nice family and have treated me really well. They rent a house just outside Nairobi and have their family house further into the countryside. They are opposite anetional park and apparently I might be woken up at night my lions roaring. We saw a monkey coming out of it today.

So my first impression of Kenya is that its a lot greener than I thought, and it certainly does not seem any poorer than some parts of Cambodia.

Yesterday I went out on an errand with Job and we had to wait in a fairly poor part for a while and a big bunch of children cane up to me facinated, and slightly scared, by me. The all enjoyed touching my hair and wanted me to tell them a story, even though they could not really understand it. That was fun. And unlike Cambodia, they didn’t want money off me.

So, I’m having fun. Its going to be a very different Christmas, but it should be fun.

I have also managed to upload all my photos. Sorry about the lag. Might even get round to titling and tagging them at some point.