Can’t seem to catch up to myself on this trip. Still on the road after, what, 7 weeks now. Have just been swamped – 15 and 16 hour days, every day. It’s the nature of the business – I’m not complaining. My only dislike is that you get so wrapped up in running from place to place, working so much that you can’t enjoy the experience as much as you’d like – seeing new places, experiencing new things. Thus far I’ve been to 6 countries, and am now in Nairobi. So good to be back in Kenya. I lived here from 1999 to late 2003 and you realize, coming back, how formative an experience that was, how closely connected you are to the place. I had such good friends here – scattered now around the world, as is also the nature of the business. I was supposed to be headed to Somalia this week, but the trip fell through, so now I have a hole in my schedule. It hurts to have to cover that time on my own, but maybe it’s a blessing in disguise. I’m going to use the time now to go out to Masai Mara game reserve, one of my favorite places on earth, as the migration of wildebeests is on right now. It’s an amazing experience, properly called the 8th wonder of the world. Impossible to describe what a few thousands wildebeest pouring across a river looks and sounds like. Just amazing. So, it’ll be a welcome break on an otherwise very hectic trip. Off now to Mombasa, down at the coast, for a few days of work. Will lwrite more as I can. Kwaheri.
September 9th, 2007 | by David in Uncategorized
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