Arriving at Manchester airport; I met and shared a (35 hour all in all) trip with Charlotte, However we found means to entertain ourselves within Doha Airport whilst awaiting our transfer to Nairobi.
Eldoret being our final destination, exhausted; the fellows and I settled into our accommodation. Here’s a small taster of balcony scenery!
Mutually experiencing the tourist/host gaze on the first trip to town; I felt both emotional due to living conditions in rural and even urban areas and slightly uncomfortable by the ashtonishing attention made by the simple fact of being ‘masungu’ (foreign/wonderer/white person in Swahili). I soon realised the other word being shouted was ‘Karibu’ (Welcome in Swahili) I was so happy to be in Kenya, as were they for us to arrive. We were also lucky enough to experience a beautifully talented choir performing for the public, this was only the first day… I was so excited for the second! 🙂
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