so i'll start kinda far back...like last weekend: so friday night i got home from work and had ants in my pants to go out on the town in nakuru! one of my favorite friends at work, kendi, invited me to go to this hotel in town with her and then go dancing later. we met at waterbuck hotel which had a super posh little pub in the back of it and drank tusker (the kenyan beer)! then we moved to this club called Enigma where we literally flailed until 3am! it was hilarious because i told rosemary i was going to be back around midnight or one and when she came to unlock the door for me at three, she was like, "i knew this would happen. i knew you would have too much fun at the kenyan clubs!"...which i totally did. luckily she goes out a lot too so she wasn't mad :) the clubs play a mix of swahili and american music and EVERYONE dances. like people go crazy...especially the men, which is so fun to watch! that was the night i fell in love with kenyan music. obsessed.
the other volunteers and i trotted around town during the day on saturday and met up with these danish volunteers that are working at the hospital at night time. we went to this nyama choma (barbeque) place that has a live band and turns into a dance club after dark. SO HILARIOUS. the kenyan men have a fascination with white women, so they were like so bizarre when we were dancing on the dance floor. i walked back to the table and this guy called me over and was like, "i'll pay ten cows for you to be my wife." they literally are like sharks and they are RELENTLESS when they spot you. sometimes you have to say enda! which is go away in swahili! it's kind of fun :)
last week went by pretty quickly. oh yeah! we got two new roommates that are american and from virginia! they're 22 and childhood friends and adorable. also one of them works with me at FAIR. her name is amanda and i'm a huge fan. our two bosses were out of the office last week so we basically did paperwork and filing and stuff to help out. we got to bond over hole punching. how cute.
on to the exciting part: SAFARI! we finally went on safari to the Masai Mara (southern kenya, close to tanzania) from friday to sunday! it was sooo cool oh my gosh. what a once in a lifetime opportunity! however, one disclaimer: if you get carsick, a safari is your worst nightmare. dead serious. thankfully i do not have that issue, i just wanted to state this fact.
shoot have to go to dinner. i'll write more in a little bit! :)
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