Jambo,

Habari - how are things, you may ask? Nzuri asante - fine thanks. Lol. Today is day two. I just finished the first of two orientation days. We learned a lot of Swahili today which will be very useful everywhere, but especially at the medical clinic. I found out today that my placement is strictly out-patient and that it is super busy as the Kabete Rehab Clinic services nearly 500,000 people.

There were five volunteers that were in my orientation and like me arrived on the 14th of February. Two of the other volunteers are Canadian Nurses as well, friends. One from Vancouver and one from Calgary. They grew up together as kids. They will be in an Internally Displaced Persons (IDP) Camp three hours north of Nairobi, working in a clinic there.

The other two volunteers, one from Langley, B.C. and another from New Zealand are volunteering in a children's home an hour outside of Nairobi.

I am still feeling fine, safe and very EMOTIONAL. A lot of what I am seeing is surreal and feels like I should be seeing it in the news or on a commercial from my couch. My health is fine and I haven't had bad reactions to my anti-malaria medication. No bowel issues yet either.

Tomorrow I will have the second orientation day and then start in the clinic on Wednesday.

The videos won't upload from these computers here, the files are too big and the internet is too slow. So I will have to compile them when I get back. For now you will have to visualize through the photos.

I miss everyone, and am really reflecting on my life in Canada. So simple and so much easier than the lives lived here.

Kwaherini - Bye.