Kenya has been great so far! Many differences, but also many similarities to Thailand. I've been here about 2.5 weeks now, so I'm all settled in and calling it home. It's a way different way of life then I'm used to, although the outreach part of my DTS in Thailand has really prepared me for this. At the YWAM base here, we take bucket showers outside, cook over the fire, get our water from big tanks cause we don't have running water, experience MANY power cuts cause of the drought going on, get our milk from the cows on the base, wash our laundry by hand (during which we usually get visited by the cows and goats that roam around, and they try drinking our laundry water), and I'll also add that we experience beautiful sunsets and are blanketed by bright starry skies! Internet is very different, and wireless hasn't hit here yet. Therefore, I use a modem which carries a sim card that has to be topped up, so it gets quite costly when I try downloading or uploading anything.
I've seen many many animals already while being around the base. For example... giraffe, zebra, gazelle, wildebeests, monkeys, cheetahs, lions (although they were in a cage – still touched them though). The cheetahs were also actually in a cage, but I was allowed inside, and got to pet them for awhile.
The people here are amazing, and are incredibly hospitable. They've definitely made me feel welcome. During the time I've been here, there's also been an outreach team from YWAM New Zealand. Having some more westerners around has really been great during this transition time!
Work in the office has been going really well too. I'm beginning to grasp the big picture of the way the accounting and finances work here, so I'm glad for that.
Today was my first day of kitchen duty, so its been interesting. At least I don't have to cook on my own though... who knows what we'd be eating then with the ingredients I'm given haha. Here we eat a lot of rice, beans, corn and some other vegetables. Meat here at the base is very scarce, so we really don't have it that often at all. When we do, its usually some tough beef thats been minced.
Well, that concludes my nutshell write up of Kenya so far, and off to the Kitchen I go....
1 comment:
Sounds like it'd be quite the adjustment but also sounds quite amazing. I bet the night skies are absolutely amazing! YWAM New Zealand seriously?!? Thats pretty sweet, you should've pelted them with questions :P haha jk but that is pretty cool. So did kitchen duty with that guy...totally forget his name...go well? hope so! love you!
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