Landed!

It was quite a grueling flight - but, 18 hours later, I'm here. I think I was the only American on the plane. There were 4-5 Kenyans and the rest were Europeans - mostly Swiss, German, Italian and French.

The flight from Zurich was almost totally over nothing. once we crossed the Mediterranean, there was only sand in every direction, undulating sand, as we followed it from Egypt and Libya across the Sudan and Ethiopia, landing finally in Nairobi (or, as I learned on the plane, also known as "Nairobbery")

Its hot - but not stifling - actually quite comfortable (but then again, its 8pm). The air is sparkling clean. the ride in from the airport was uneventful and little could be seen out the windows other than dark people walking in the darkness - walking along highways and roadways, and sidewalks. It seems to be a typical 3rd world city - drab concrete buildings, but lots of traffic and even traffic lights. I'll know more tomorrow when I venture out to see the sights before meeting up with the group tomorrow evening.

English is the official language, (as is Swahili - a close relative of arabic), so I can talk to everyone.


I'm beat - time to check out the dinner menu and then collapse.