Burning Remains
In what feels like the first post in ever, I will try to get you caught up on what has been the most significant weeks in EVER.
I will try to quickly run you through what has been one of my most difficult and exciting weeks in most likely my life, and I will do so in point form.
Since the last time I updated I have been in 5 different cities:
- Nairboi
- Kisumu
- Eldoret
- Nakuru
- Mombasa
AIESEC-wise some major updates have happened that will significantly impact my work here:
- The AIESEC Kenya President has been impeached
- The entire teaching staff at every university has went on strike, sending every single student back to their homes (AKA I basically have no job as students have left the university)
- I may have been selected to chair the Pioneers conference coming up for AIESEC, which may or may not be happening
Some things have happened which have made me extremely happy:
- I am currently on the beach, it is 29 degrees out and I know that it is freezing back home.
- I had a great time with all of the interns eating fish on beside a lake, walking for miles and avoiding hawkers.
Some things have happened that have made me upset:
- I left some stuff beside one of my buddies so that I could go and swim in the Indian Ocean. He passed out and I got about 150 dollars worth of stuff stolen.
- As I had no clothes on the beach, no sunscreen and no shade I have gotten burned worse than I ever have before.
-I have no phone and I am waiting on 2 interns to get ahold of me so that we can head to another city
- India is still not confirmed.
Overall there has been so much occuring that I don't even have time to write it all.. I need a place to use the internnet that doesn't cost 2 shillings a minute to write it all down.
I feel like somehow I am letting all of my peeps back home down with no updating more, but with no real infrastructure and me having to depend on EVERYONE here to show me around it is tough to actually sit down and write for 3 hours like I would have to do to even geting you updated on 1 or two major items completely.
I hope everything is fine back home, and a special message for mom and dad: No phone means you can't call me for a bit.. but I will try like hell to call you.
Much love,
Devan
I will try to quickly run you through what has been one of my most difficult and exciting weeks in most likely my life, and I will do so in point form.
Since the last time I updated I have been in 5 different cities:
- Nairboi
- Kisumu
- Eldoret
- Nakuru
- Mombasa
AIESEC-wise some major updates have happened that will significantly impact my work here:
- The AIESEC Kenya President has been impeached
- The entire teaching staff at every university has went on strike, sending every single student back to their homes (AKA I basically have no job as students have left the university)
- I may have been selected to chair the Pioneers conference coming up for AIESEC, which may or may not be happening
Some things have happened which have made me extremely happy:
- I am currently on the beach, it is 29 degrees out and I know that it is freezing back home.
- I had a great time with all of the interns eating fish on beside a lake, walking for miles and avoiding hawkers.
Some things have happened that have made me upset:
- I left some stuff beside one of my buddies so that I could go and swim in the Indian Ocean. He passed out and I got about 150 dollars worth of stuff stolen.
- As I had no clothes on the beach, no sunscreen and no shade I have gotten burned worse than I ever have before.
-I have no phone and I am waiting on 2 interns to get ahold of me so that we can head to another city
- India is still not confirmed.
Overall there has been so much occuring that I don't even have time to write it all.. I need a place to use the internnet that doesn't cost 2 shillings a minute to write it all down.
I feel like somehow I am letting all of my peeps back home down with no updating more, but with no real infrastructure and me having to depend on EVERYONE here to show me around it is tough to actually sit down and write for 3 hours like I would have to do to even geting you updated on 1 or two major items completely.
I hope everything is fine back home, and a special message for mom and dad: No phone means you can't call me for a bit.. but I will try like hell to call you.
Much love,
Devan
3 Comments:
At 8:30 AM, Laura said…
Hi Devan!
YOu know i am a HUGE fan of your blog and with this post i totally get what you are feeling - the feeling of loving and hating kenya at the same time. so keep up the good writing. i also recommended your blog to everyone in my blog :)
but i wanted to tell you actually that i put a post in english in my blog (lalakenya.blogspot.com) for all of you i left behind in kenya to explain what happened to me and where did i disappear :)
ok, wish u all the best and a lot of strenght and patience while your stay in kenya!
Hugs,
Laura
At 2:09 AM, Anonymous said…
Hi Devan,
i have read your blog and i must say it is really quite annoying that you only choose to see the negative aspect of everything.
First, University of Nairobi (where you should be based) is still in session and lectures are taking place full swing.
Second, i dont think it is the people here who are racist rather, it is you who looks at everything from a racial perspective. I once rode with you on a matatu to the airport and you termed us racist because your change was not returned as fast as you wanted.Who there is the racist?
Plus, when one is going to another country, they are goping to experience a different culture and way of life. It's not for teh foreigner to make everyone think and act like him. Rather,the cultural experience comes from the difference and diversity of the other culture.
Kenya is a beautiful country, and so are her people. They may be different from Canadians but that is exactly whatmakes them unique.
If you took a little bit of time off your self pity escapades to talk to the Kenyans and hear of tehir dreams and hopes for their country, or what they do to get this far, your perspective of them andthe country would change.
At 2:17 AM, Open minded said…
Just where is it that you surf for 2 shillings a minute in Nairobi. The avenues are sprawling with cyber cafes that cost 1 shilling to surf and if you werent so racist yourself as to Isolate yourself from anyone else, you could even find one for 50 cents. I know you want to share your 'adventure' but be real.
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