Well, I'm on the way! I arrived in Amsterdam about an hour ago and am now hanging out in the airport. My next flight leaves in 4 hours, and just 8 hours after that I'll land in Nairobi! Ahh!
It was really tough to leave this morning. I was the last one through security in our little Pierre airport because I didn’t want to say goodbye until I absolutely had to. Even though I’m extremely nervous, I know this semester is going to move quickly and provide me with incredible experiences!
The study abroad program I'm participating in is operated by SIT (School of International Training). Check out this site for a good description:
http://www.sit.edu/studyabroad/ssa_ker.cfm
I'll be taking classes on health and community development, and the program will culminate in an independent research project related to these areas. At this point, I don’t have much more information than what is shown on the site! I’ll spend a lot of time in Nairobi but will also go on excursions throughout the country over the course of the semester. I guess it’s more exciting to go in without knowing what to expect. At least that’s what I’m telling myself to calm my nerves :)
There are 26 students participating in the program, from universities all over the US. I’ve met one so far—we were on the same flight from Minneapolis to Amsterdam. There are a few other students on our flight from Amsterdam to Nairobi, but we’re super early and haven’t found them yet. Hurricane Irene has been canceling flights right and left, and it sounds like a few people won’t get to Nairobi for a couple days. Thank goodness I flew over Canada and not New York!
Hopefully the next post is more exciting since I’ll actually be in Kenya! I’m losing my battle with jet lag and this plastic bench not too uncomfortable.
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