We drove into Nairobi this morning and arrived at the apartment a little after 2pm. Beautiful apartment and I am so glad. I was very worried that we were going to get scammed since I did everything over email. I have to say, it looks exactly like its photos! I will hopefully post some pictures either on Sunday or Monday to Facebook.
The apartment is up 5 flights of stairs so that is going to be so much fun for the next 9 weeks. It has 4 bedrooms and 3 bathrooms for the 6 of us. Perfection! Currently sitting outside on the deck listening to the birds and chatting with my roommates. Life is pretty good right now.
We went to Nakumatt (supermarket) earlier to buy food and I am kicking myself for buying so much stuff in the US that I could have bought here much cheaper. They had pretty much everything except clothers. A Nakumatt is a cross between a Target and a WalMart, but the really nice ones. The Nakumatt was located in the shopping mall so we went to lunch at a restaurant there. We sat outside because the weather was perfect. They had a TexMex section on the menu! I took a picture of it for proof and will upload it to Facebook later. I had French fries (chips) and a turkey sandwhich and it was heaven after a week of rice and Kenyan food. Don't get me wrong, I am loving the Kenyan food but sometimes you just need fries and Heinz ketchup.
We are excited to start exploring the city tomorrow. We are having a late lunch and meeting up with a former student who was on this trip 2 years ago. She is currently working in South Africa but comes to Nairobi often. This means that someone with an MPH has a job! There is hope for all of us :)
Stay tuned for more!
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