Monday - 12/12/11

There I am about to be taken to school!

Today was our last day in Kariobangi.  This was a tough day.  I had grown attached to some of the kids and some of the adults!  The people of Kariobangi are amazing!  I look forward to coming back here some day.

We played some keep away (soccer) with the kids and then formed teams to play.  I refereed the game and was disappointed that I couldn't play more.We played some keep away (soccer) with the kids and then formed teams to play.  I refereed the game and was disappointed that I couldn't play
more.

Saying Good-Bye to Kariobangi

The club of angels came out and we had a chance to talk to them then played against them.  It would be terrific to have them come to the states so we could have them play our kids teams!  Of course, they would crush a lot of American 14 year old teams.  They are really good!The club of angels came out and we had a chance to talk to them then played against them.  It would be terrific to have them come to the states so we could have them play our kids teams!  Of course, they would crush a lot of American 14 year old teams.  They are really good!
We had yet another pleasant lunch served by the terrific women of KAG-Kariobangi, then it was off to Nakuru!

We stopped at a grocery store in a very nice part of Nairobi...it was great!  I got a donut (it was so yummy!) and a soda.  It really felt like any grocery store in the US.  Two different worlds in the same city.

On our way to Nakuru, we stopped at a scenic overlook to view the Great Rift Valley.  After being a geography teacher for years, it was so amazing to be standing right there looking at it for real and not in a textbook.

The 2 1/2 hour trip to Nakuru took 5 hours.  We arrived safely at the conference center in Nakuru, got our room assignments and had a late dinner.  I took some melatonin tonight for a good night's sleep.