Tonight we leave for the Kenyan coast. We’ll board a public bus at 10:30 PM and arrive in Mombasa at around 7 AM. Yikes, kind of dreading the ride. Dramamine will be my best friend. When we arrive in the morning, we’ll purchase key supplies for our 10 day stay in the village of Shirazi! Our big purchase will be kangas—traditional wrap-around skirts. The population of Shirazi is almost entirele Muslim. We’ll have to dress very conservatively and attempt to fit into the village lifestyle.
Part of the lifestyle includes having no electricity or running water. Our program coordinators will bring us clean water every few days, and they will also supply our host families in Shirazi with some additional food. We’ve been told that this part of our program is extremely challenging, but that we’ll look back on it fondly. Uh oh.
When we conclude our 10 days in the village, we will return to Mombasa. It’s a beautiful city on the coast and it will be part class/part vacation. The directors said the vacation is generally necessary after the village homestay. We’ll stay in Mombasa until the end of September, and then we’ll return to our homes in Nairobi.
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| Old Town area of Mombasa where we'll be staying |
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| Can't wait! |
I won’t be taking my laptop to Shirazi or to Mombasa, but I’ll try to do a couple posts that will go up when I’m gone. Enjoy the rest of September, and wish me luck with this village visit!
Hey Jenae. I realize you won't get this for awhile, but thot it'd be waiting for you when you get back to your computer. Good luck. Will be thinking about you. Quite the experiences you've been having!! And I can only imagine what the next 10 days will bring. Love you lots, Bridget
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