Highlights

What can I say about the past two days? Only that they have been absolutely amazing. Here are some highlights:

-Malarone (malaria medication) will give you crazy dreams. Totally dreamt the zombie apocalypse last night.

- Traditional healers are common in Kenya.

-Curses and spells are real, so don't piss anyone off.

-Our conference center knows how to throw a party! Had amazing stir fry and a great bonfire last night. We all lamented the fact that we did not have marshmallows.

-We had DONUTS this morning. One of the only sweet things I have seen since being in Limuru. Not quite American donuts, but still.

-A monkey came in through the second story window to use the restroom in one of my friends' rooms. On the floor. Which she then stepped in. While trying to kick the monkey out of the room. All ended well. I would have screamed and ran.

-Man is not an individual. Man is community in Kenya.

-The biggest development challenges in Kenya and the US in the next ten years are mostly inequality issues.

-Being poor is bad for your health. Being sick is bad for your wealth.

-In Kenya you cannot separate health and religion. If the land is sick, then you are sick. If the ancestors/spirits are sick, then you are sick. If your community is sick, then you are sick. There is no separation.

-Kenyans know how to dance!! I have videos :)

-Chipati and coconut rice is amazing. I will really miss them when I return to the US. I need to learn how to make them.

-Limuru is cold! Only about 30 minutes outside of Kenya at a steady incline takes you up to about 7,500 feet. But an afternoon nap in the sun around 1:30pm is amazing.

-"Interact" sounds like "intercourse" according to one of the St. Paul's professors. He is absolutely hilarious. Example: he lectured on polygamy and how it is really more feminist than monogamy. Many of us were skeptical to say the least.

Stay tuned for more!