My mom and dad are finally here! I was so excited to see them at the airport that as I peeked through the glass pane windows into customs and finally saw them among the pack of white people I shrieked, “It’s them, it’s them!” and jumped around in a circle. One of my finer moments.
I loved having the opportunity to show them around Nairobi for our first couple of days. We went to an elephant orphanage our first morning (my mom left wanting to adopt one...seriously) and then went to Masrawy and the National Museum in the afternoon. The next day we went to Nazarene Primary School in Kibera in the morning to drop off some books for the kids. I’m glad my parents got to see Kibera; it gives them a better sense of my experience than just doing the fun touristy things. After seeing the slum we went to the top of a conference center to get a view of the whole city—so beautiful! We ended our time in Nairobi with a trip to Carnivore, the famous exotic African restaurant. They used to serve zebra meat until bushmeat was outlawed in Kenya, but even with the new restrictions they don’t disappoint. We ate camel, ox balls, and crocodile. It was a beast of a feast!
Now off to Maasai Mara on safari :)
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