7 airports, 5 flights, 3 days

After traveling across 12 times zones through 7 airports and on 5 different flights, I'm finally in Nairobi. Sorry to my parents for not contacting them from London, but my connection was really close and I had no time to try to message or call you. On both flights to and from London I met some really nice people. And coincidentally, the guy I met on the flight to Nairobi is applying to Colorado College. He's spent his gap year in South Sudan. Very cool. It was nice to talk to someone my age in a similar position who I could relate to. When I landed (an hour late) I was met by David, a driver for VICDA who took me to the volunteer house. I didn't arrive until almost midnight, so I slept, even though it felt like noon. This morning Michelle, from Australia, and I had orientation, then went to the city center of Nairobi to get oriented, buy water, and go to the ATM. We're planning to visit the slums next weekend (the largest one in Africa) and the following week to go to Mombasa. Right now I'm writing to you from a small cyber cafe with a really crappy keyboard about 30 minutes from the city center right across the street from Happy Life Children's Home. I'll be here for the next two weeks, helping to look after over 50 children, mostly infants and toddlers, with Michelle and one other volunteer from Argentina. It's very hot and dusty, but I'm enjoying the absence of snow!