Sunday, August 10, 2014

Africa: Day 1


Word of the day: Jambo (hi in Swahili) Day 1 in Kenya: finally arrive after 24 hours of travel and transit (with zebras and monkeys along roadside), and we were greeted by Ivan, the lovely Aussie who started this orphanage 10 years ago (kids call him Daddy, in their now Aussie-English accent). We have a kick ass hut to ourselves, working plumbing, wifi, fridge etc. The kids instantly approached us, all 40, and shook our hands one at a time like we were celebs. Next it was dinner-spaghetti-then each kid took on a task; sweeping, stacking chairs, dishes. Finally we all met in another building, the kids sang worship songs as we prepared ice cream comes for them. Time for a well deserved sleep, but feeling safe with our compound gates, guards, and German Shepard watch dogs!

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