Lena: Settling In

Posted 12:42 AM, November 16, 2007, by lenawine

I know many of you were worried that I'd wind up spending my birthday alone having ramen noodles for dinner (or maybe that was just me). Anyway, in spite of my fears, I went out with the mzungu team to dinner at the finest (and pretty much only) restaurant in town. Having several vegetarians in the group, they tried to request a chapatti with egg and kale inside - something of a breakfast burrito. I was surprised that by the time the waiter made it around the table to me, everyone in the group had ordered this odd entree. I went for some good ole fried goat. I also had some avocado and pineapple juice, which was unexpectedly delicious. Overall, a nice way to celebrate my birthday!

I've finally moved into the place where I will be staying for the rest of my time here. Each day after our arrival in Migori, there was some reason that we couldn't move in. First there was no gas, then there were not enough beds, then it was too dirty to move in. I began to worry that they were just trying to avoid having to show it to me until the last possible moment. Turns out the place is pretty nice and very close to where I've been staying the past several days. Still it was nice to be able to finally unpack. I'd been repacking my stuff every morning, so that I would be prepared to move whenever it became necessary.

Home sweet home (for the next month).