A trip into Nairobi

Well because i have to cook for myself that involves shopping for myself also. Thankfully my supervisor's wife Tracy took me into Nairobi for a shopping trip. Driving here is hectic! The roads have huge pot holes and are not big enough! And definitly not enough stop lights! The grocery store itself was busy too! The isles were too narrow and packed full of food. Most of the food i recognized. You can get just about anything there. Some things are cheaper and some are definitly not! Some thing i was not used to is there are grocery boy's who bring your grocery bags to your vehicle. Produce is bought in another store. My favorite part about buying produce is someone helps you pick out the best produce. For example i asked for a pinapple so he went to the back of the store and brought out a fresh, perfectly ripe pinapple. My cottage has a blender. Yum!
I have not done much work yet because my supervisor would like me to take it easy as i am still getting over the jet lag. But i am starting to get a better idea of what is ahead of me. For one i need to relearn how to do an evaluative research study. Thank goodness for internet! I also have a lot of material to read about Care of Creation. Very interesting stuff! (you can check that out on their website, see link)

One thing i realized is that i have not written much about my surroundings. The cottage i am staying in is small and comfortable. Too much room for me. The kitchen cupboards are pratically empty. I have a cute loft where my sleeping quarters are. Unlike what most people might think it is quite cool here. I wear flip flops in the cottage. I still have not worn shorts. Although they do say it is going to get warmer. But Brackenhurst is higher up than Nairobi, hence it being cooler up here.

So far all the people i have met are very kind and welcoming. Since this is a conference center there are a lot of people who are just here for conferences etc. Unfortunately i have not met anyone my age. Perhaps that will change. I hear there are a lot of churches in the area. I have still yet to explore. One of these day's i have to learn how to take a taxi to Nairobi. Tracy say's to do that sooner than later. I think i'll wait a bit with that one. This weekend I will actively take some pictures to post. Anyhow it is lunch time. Cheers!