End of the Road

Well, as much as I hate saying this – this will be my last post. I am so sad to be leaving Africa; it is too soon. We are departing for the Nairobi Camp tomorrow morning where there is no power or internet access, so I will be completely cut off from any sort of communication for a few days as I travel back to the states. It is going to be so weird going back. I honestly feel like I just got here.

Today we got to hang out and relax and enjoy each others,company. As for me I went for a run in the afternoon and then we had a goat roast in the afternoon. We bought the staff a goat to thank them for all their hard work and hospitality. It is on special occasion that Kenyans roast goat, so we were excited to celebrate our trip here. The goat was soooo good today – whoever cooked it over the fire did a very good job. All of us were going to town on it. It was nice because it was our last time to really sit and talk with the staff. We are all going to miss them so incredibly much. Also, some staff, students, and I gathered a volleyball game before the goat was ready and before dinner. It was really fun!

We also had a debrief with Molly (SAManager) about culture shock traveling back home and what to expect. Everyone was pretty upset about leaving, but happy at the same time to be able to see our families. It is definitely bittersweet. It was interesting to hear the interns talk about going back home and trying to explain your experiences in Africa, but you can’t really. Or if you try only a select few will really care to listen. I can totally understand what he means. I think it will be difficult for me to express my experiences here; at this point I don’t even know if I can or really want to. I am nervous about returning home – I think everyone here has changed a lot and it will be very weird going from a third world country (living pretty simply) to the U.S. We all discussed our nerves about relationships changing because of the changes within ourselves. Nonetheless I think it will be interesting returning back home.

Anyways on a happier note, I also got some really cool things today that I can’t mention because they are gifts for people back home – but they are legit and I learned how to use them today. It was baller.

After dinner we sang brown-eyed girl for Jackson (one of the staff). It is his favorite song, and we thought we would thank him by singing it for him. After the beautiful sound of our voices (NOT) we got to see a video “yearbook” that Molly (student) made for us. It was phenomenal – honestly, she should make videos for a living. I cannot wait to show everyone because it is that amazing. It will basically sum up our trips in 5 minutes, and it thoroughly entertaining.

As for tonight, we are planning on having a fire – and hopefully hanging with the staff some more before we leave tomorrow morning. I really am freaking out about never being able to see the staff again. They have been so nice to me and they have really become a part of my life. The times I spent with them have been the best on this trip.

Well, I am off for now. I only have so much time left here and as much as I love to blog I need to spend as much time possible left with the staff and students that I will probably never get to see again. It’s so weird thinking that. I hope you all have enjoyed and learned from my blog, and I hope it was as entertaining for you to read as it was for me to write! Thank you all for reading about my adventure!