Kariboo Nakuru!

Without trying to sound repetitive, we have arrived safely in Nakuru where the project will be taking place.Its interesting to note that Nakuru is home to about a million people, yet it is not classified as a city in Kenya but a town. The drive was incredible, as we passed gazelle, warthogs, zebras and magnificent views of lake Naivasha and Lake Nakuru, speckled withm hundreds of pink flamingos!

Our new home is incredible, and is a house that is up to my mother's standards of space and cleanliness. Some of the bedrooms have incredible views of Lake Nakuru, and our spacious back yard is inhabited by two tortoises.

The most exciting part of yesterday was meeting the other YESS trainers. I am sharing a room with Reuben, Steve and Tony, Dave is staying with Robert (who has not arrived yet, so Ibrahim kept him company), and the three females trainers are named Mumbi (pronouced Moombi), Mercy and Vanice.

Tonne and I are sharing a mosquito net together, and we ended up staying up until two in the morning chatting. As we were going to sleep, I asked him if he wanted to get the lights, and he seemed very surprised by that. Apparently having the light on lowers your chances of getting bitten by mosquitos (maybe because they are attracted to the light instead of you). So we slept with the lights on!

Tomorrow is when the real work begins, and we are all thrilled at the prospect of living and learning about each other for the next two months. I also plan on becoming fluent in swahili by the time I leave!

Cheers, Bryan