The Transition

Hello everyone!

I just wanted to check in and wish everyone happy holidays. Tomorrow I leave campus for the next month, so my internet access will be limited until the middle of January. I'll stay in Nairobi for a few days and pick up Jen from the airport on Sunday at midnight. Hopefully, we'll travel to Kisumu on Tuesday the 22nd, the same day Monica returns to Canada. Unfortunately three well-known bus companies that drive between Nairobi and Kisumu are booked until after Christmas, so I've been scrambling to find a safe way to Kisumu. Luckily, I talked to one of my friends from the soccer team today, and he and his brother are also heading to the same area so we'll travel with them by another public bus or van. Please pray for our safety and that everything works out.

I am really excited to be back in Lwanda for Christmas! I've really missed my "family" and friends there. Jen and I will stay there until probably the 2nd of January, when we'll return to Nairobi for a safari and her departure on the 7th. After the 7th, I am not yet sure where I'll be until the 18th when classes resume. As you can see, I am really vigilant in my planning. My back up plan for those dates are to stay in Nairobi and begin working at my internship.

Speaking of internship... Good news! On Tuesday I finally visited to the Kenya Women's Voluntary Rehabilitation Centre in Nairobi. I spoke with two of the staff members there and inquired about the organization and the possibility of interning there next semester. I told them I didn't have expectations or much experience, but that I am just interested in learning and working in the field. They have various programs, and something going on everyday, so it sounds like a fitting internship. I'll detail the organization later in another blog.

Next semester, I've signed up for classes on Monday's and Tuesday's: Art in Africa, Music in Africa, New Testament Survey, and Photography. That leaves the rest of the week for interning. The only negative side to this schedule is that commuting to Nairobi multiple days of the week is extremely exhausting. It'd be easier to live there, but for now I am planning on staying in the self-catering dorm in Athi River. Another goal for next semester is learning swahili more seriously because I'll need it for my internship. This next month I am going to work very hard to learn a lot.

With all that said, this really is a month of transition into a new semester with new experiences to come. I'm feeling content, but still feeling kinda "up-in-the-air." No worries though. Good bye for now. Enjoy your Christmas, New Years, and time with family and friends. Peace.