4 days left in Kenya! Many strong emotions! We finished finals and exams yesterday and had our last group lunch at a wonderful Indian restaurant today! Tonight Ellen Melrose and I will be taking the night bus to Malindi - a beautiful coastal city that has a strong Italian influence. Then I'll take the night bus back to Nairobi on Friday evening and FLY HOME ON SATURDAY EVENING! WOW!
This experience has been amazing. We had "reverse culture shock" orientation yesterday, and at the same time that I am ecstatic to be home with everyone, there will be new challenges to face. Our program director told us that reentry in America will be difficult emotionally - there's nothing we can do to truly avoid that.
I have learned more than I can explain - I know that I will continue to digest this experience as I return - probably for years to come! During these next few days in Malindi, I hope to take some time to evaluate feelings/new ideas and work on finding better words to express everything. Can't wait to see you all! Love you! Love you! Love you!
Also - I plan on writing a few more blog entries when I return. I have about 35 hours of traveling in the next 4 days, so I will hopefully be able to iron out some thoughts and write better when I return! MERRY CHRISTMAS!
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