I spent a couple of days last week feeling racked with doubt. Just when I’m feeling like living in Nairobi is getting easy for me it’s time to get ready to pack up and leave for my internship on the south coast. Most of the kids in my program know who their families will be during their internships—they’ve started attaching themselves to the names and ideas of who they’ll be living with. I don’t have a family in Mombasa yet, so it was hard to throw myself into the excitement of moving when it’s plagued with so much uncertainty.
After thinking about the upcoming move a lot, I’ve had a shift in my mindset. As hard as it is to leave the place I’ve created for myself here, I know that facing new challenges on the coast will keep me growing and learning. I’m ready for my world to be turned upside down again. Yes, living in Nairobi feels easy now, but I didn’t come here for easy. I came here to face the unknown and come out stronger because of it (and to have fun in the process!). I’ve realized moving to Mombasa, especially when all the details aren’t worked out yet, will be the perfect opportunity for this. I’m now diving into my preparations (How am I going to spend my last 10 days in Nairobi? Where am I supposed to buy a medical lab coat in Kenya?!) and steadying my heart for the road that, although I don’t know the path it will follow, will surely lead me to good things.
Inside Magiwa Estate, my home for 10 more days
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