Hey, everyone! Sorry about the double post. The computers here are from the 1980s and the Internet isn’t that reliable. 🙂 That’s also why we will not be posting any pictures until we make it to South Africa (hopefully).
We’re still here in Thika. We start our volunteer project tomorrow, since there was a slight change with our placement. We will be out in the community working with AIDS victims in their homes. We will also be working with a community group that plays drums and puts on plays for kids teaching them about AIDS.
The water here in Thika is good, so despite all of the warnings from the states (and many of you), we are drinking it (well, we haven’t convinced Katie to drink it yet) and haven’t had any problems. Everyone can relax because we have an Aussie doctor living in the bunk below Nic. 🙂
Yesterday we fed some kids and took a walk around town. We saw Thika’s “mansions” which are about the size of the average home in the States. We saw our first white couple, and found ourselves pointing and calling them wazungu. We started laughing because that’s how everyone else reacts when they see us. 🙂
Tonight is our night to cook (we will do it once a week) “American food,” so we are making tacos. They’ll be slightly different since we are having a hard time finding all the correct ingredients, but it should be an experience for our family. 🙂
Other than that, it’s hot and sweaty and the people are super friendly. 🙂 I hope everyone is doing well, and we’ll try to write again soon!
Glad to see another update – miss you!!! Hope you enjoy your AIDS work & good luck with the tacos (can’t wait to see all the pics).
Tell Nic & Katie & your family we said HI!
What a neat experience! Sounds like a life-changing trip.
I MISS YOU! Come back! I was wishing I could pick up the phone and call you today – almost did until I remembered 🙂 But I’m glad you’re surviving and it sounds like the work you are doing will be fantastic! I love you! Be safe…and drink some water for me. 😉