Friends, I wanted to let you know that we made it back. I haven't heard from everyone but I believe everyone made it home in one piece. Including our luggage. One friend reminded me that he didn't care about our luggage, but when you've dragged it through 9 airports, believe me -- you learn to care! ; )
I wish I had been able to write more while I was there. We truly experienced what it means to live in Kenya; we were not excluded from the rolling blackouts. I think the power went out every day at least once. Sometimes (such as when we were in Kijaido near the project we served in Emarti) it was because we overloaded the system. A large group of American women will do that, I've learned, almost every time.
The first blackout came on the evening of my birthday just as we finished dinner. I assumed it was a trick, that soon the cook would come out with a cake and candles. The cake came, but no candles and no power after it, either. My gift to myself was that I showered before dinner -- everyone else had to wait or accept a bone-chillingly cold rinse.
When the power went out, so did the Wifi, and hence you saw very few posts from me. But now I am back and trying to sort everything out -- the first load of laundry is in the wash, and my living room is covered with gifts and newspaper. I slept for 15 hours and feel like I could sleep even more but I'm trying to convince myself to wait. Maybe I'll go consult the shower, where I needn't worry that I'll trip the breaker and have to figure something else out. Thanking God for safe travels and hot water...
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