So much to say

My apologies for the last entry. The formatting was really strange, and the pictures were a bit random. I think it represents what "can" be done given the worlds slowest Internet connection, one bad photographer, three chimpanzees, and a blog all locked in a room. In the future I will host our photos on a third-part site TBD. In the meantime, enjoy my senseless anecdotes.

So with that said, we've had an amazing few weeks. First, we now know our future site. We will be living in a small Masai village about 30km outside of Kajiado. This puts us only a couple of hours drive from Nairobi, and an hour or so from the Tanzanian border. We have Amboseli National Reserve and Kilimanjaro to the southeast. And we have the Masai Mara to the southwest, and both are in close range for those thinking of visiting.

Our site is amazing! The village mama's greeted us formally and gave jennie some beautiful Masai jewelery as a welcome. And the kids swarmed us as we walked into the village. It was overwhelming, and friendly, and completely what we imagined when we dreamed of Peace Corps in Africa. Kilimanjaro is visible in the distance, and baboons run across the road as we hike the 2 hours into the village from the main road. To say that we are happy with the placement is a gross understatement--it really is postcard Peace Corps.

Second thing; we were on television. And not only were we on t.v., but people have been recognizing us. While in Nairobi having lunch, we had two women randomly ask about Peace Corps, and compliment our Kiswahili on the nightly news. And in Kajiado we had a man cross the street and say "it was you, on the t.v.!" It's been totally surreal, and really funny. In fact, we complained to one of our host country nationals that we looked stupid. He replied that he "had lived here thirty years and never once been on the news dammit!" We are trying to get a tape so that you can all have a good laugh, so stay tuned for that.

Lastly, we learned that when in Kenya, buckle thy seat belt. On our way to site visit we had an incredible time. We saw some amazing scenery, and met our counterparts, who happen to be incredibly progressive and cool, not to mention dedicated. In short, we laughed, we cried, and we almost went to jail... If you want to know more, you will have to send us a care package, or at least a letter with some chocolate. It's shameless extortion, and we aren't going to try and hide it. Until next time, Much love and many thanks for reading/posting, Nick and Jennie.