Jan 15th/2008 It is incredibly hot here, almost unbearably so. But every time this thought goes through my head, I just think about the lovely weather back home, blizzards and ice and then I’m thankful I’m in Kenya. We had our first water session yesterday. The walk-up was insane! You follow a dirt road for about 3 or 4 kilometers and the real kicker, there’s no shade in the 100 F heat. During...

In Kenya Well, travelling over 48 hours was definitely worth it, I am in Africa! We met with the majority of the group, Chris, Nic, Dodge, Tyler, Mariah and Sarah in Denver. We had relatively no trouble getting our boats on the plane. In Washington, we met up with the rest of group, Mark and Emily at the Dulles airport. Once our whole group was organized, we dispersed and boarded the big plane for...

Started off in Calgary this morning, but after a pleasant flight, I have safely landed in Denver. My airport experience wasn’t nearly as bad as I thought it would be. No trouble getting my boat on the plane at all. Going through the customs line was hell though. I swear they made the curves tighter right before I got there. I’m sure it was a pretty funny sight, seeing me struggling through the...