I’m sorry this is so late, I have been busier that I thought I would be. I hope you have been checking out the UBC Kenya blog, I know they have been posting about their trip.
Well, I’m finally here!!! It took almost two years and its finally happened! Its been so great seeing all the kids and staff at Shelter and knowing that I don’t have to leave anytime soon. I will have to say though, this still doesn’t feel real. I still feel that at anytime I will wake up and be back in the States. Its okay though, I’m sure it will feel real soon enough. Until then, I’ll just enjoy living in a dream.
Since I have been so bad at posting, I’ll have to rewind and skim through the trip thus far.
To start off, the flights were extremely long…a bit longer than I remembered, but I suppose I was a bit more excited this time around. When I finally got to Nairobi, a huge group of kids were there to greet me. I nearly got knocked over with about 10-15 kids charging at me and jumping on me all at once. I was so great to see all of them especially right off the plane.
The UBC team had arrived about an hour before I did so the other van had taken them to the Gracia House where they were staying that night. We headed that way as well so that I could stay the night with them. I wanted so badly to go to Shelter but I knew I would see the rest of the kids the next day.
So the next day we headed to Shelter and I could not have been more excited. All the kids came running up to the vans so excited to see all of us. As soon as I stepped off the van, I felt like I was finally home.
After hugging everyone, some of the older girls performed a dance and the little ones sang a song for us. When the performances were over, the kids took us around to show all the new additions to Shelter. Everything looks so great!
After that, I got all of my things and went to my usual room to get settled. It was just like old times… minus Meg L. I thought I would be staying in the guest rooms with the other staff but Mum thought I would be much more comfortable in this room, and she’s right. I love this room, it’s big and I have my own bathroom.
Later that night, I unpacked all my things. It was crazy to actually put my clothes in the closet instead of living out of my suitcase. I have books on the bookshelf above my desk, pictures up of friends and family, and something in each drawer. It feels great to fully unpack here. Speaking of that, I need to do all the finishing touches! Hope all is well!
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