Nairobi: This trip was so much fun! I traveled with 28 girls and boys of class 3-5 for a football tournament. The bus was so squishy and some kids were 2-3 per seat. The drive was around 8-9 hours. The kids played the following day against other teams in the Nairobi area. The trip was sponsored by some people from the UK. I was able to meet and get to know all of the kids and learn more about their lives at home. One thing I learned from this trip was how even though the children don't have many material possessions, they are so happy! The kids played for 3 hours in the dark waiting for dinner and didn't complain. That has been one of my favorite moments, sitting in a big field talking and hanging out. One girl noticed how I had dandruff and was so concerned! She quickly grabbed a comb and started picking at my whole head. We stayed in a classroom at a school in the slums of Nairobi. It was very interesting to see how primitive these children and adults live. We showered with a bucket, peed in a hole, cooked in a pot that was the size of me, cook over a fire with no refrigeration, and not complain about any of it.
Safari: We traveled to the Masai Mara where we were to have our safari. It was completely amazing and that doesn't even sum up the trip at all. There were thousands of animals including elephants, giraffes, leopards, zebra, wildebeest, lions, antelope, gazelle, topek, and warthogs. We also saw so many cows and sheep that were being herded by the Masai people. I can't put to words the views that we saw. The sunset and sunrises were also so beautiful. We stayed in a lodge that had the comfiest bed ever! The tents were sooo amazingly awesome and upscale! The workers turned down our sheets at night! Our meals were 2-3 courses and the tea was amaazing. All in all, the trip was so well worth every penny! (Also, we saw a lion and cub with a whole dead zebra....amazingly awesome!)
I have left so many details out, but wanted to make sure that I posted something! More details to come!
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