First Night in Nairobi

The journey begins. After getting off the airplane we headed off to clear customs. Once we cleared customs, we got our baggage and went to go board our bus that would take us to the hostel that we were going to be staying at for the night. We met three of our program directors on the bus, Abdul, Simon and Jane. They were very nice and told us what to expect in the next few days. On the way out of the parking lot, we were stalled because there was a car blocking the entrance. After about ten minutes or so of trying to find the driver, the gate attendant gave up and decided to use brute force. He enlisted the help of about six other guys and they picked up the car with their bare hands and moved it so the bus could get through. No joke. I couldn’t get to my camera in time so you’re just going to have to imagine seven Kenyan men picking up a car, about the size of a Honda Civic, and moving it about three feet. Once we cleared the parking lot we made the 30 minute journey to our hostel. All the dudes are in one room and all the girls are in another room. It kind of feels like being at summer camp at Blue Lake. Cold showers and a bunch of guys sleeping in one room. Lights are off in the room now so its bed time. 6:30 wake up. Yay