The Small Luxuries and the Big Difference
Hey Everyone,
Well I think it is about time to really clear some stuff up about my trip here. Despite my overall positive messaging about my experience here... I have been miserable.
Things have just breen piling up whether it be getting things stolen, having planned trips cancelled or an overall negative work environment... things have been tough.
But I have been through this type of thing before, nothing here is really that new that it would cause me to be as unhappy as I have been. Except for one thing: I have had no privacy, independence or place to really call my own.
I have really realized that having a place to live, a homebase of sorts, has been central to absolutely every single successful moment in my life. Here in Nairobi, things have been up in the air since I have gotten here. I have had a great host family to stay with who have done everything to make my stay comfortable. But with no door on the room, a little kid in the house and a 30 minute - 2 hour drive to home and work it has been really trying to attempt to live my sort of life.
Kenyans always tell me to take it easy and stop complaining here so much, but they are at home here. I haven't felt at home since touching down in a very strange new world where it seems you cannot trust anyone or walk alone at night. When you are here.. if you are not ALWAYS on top of people to help you it seems as though you fall through the cracks, which makes difficult situations that much tougher when you feel like you have no support what-so-ever.
Finally I have had the chance to have a shower (thanks to my Netherland's friends (Of whom are ALSO interns)) and a good nights sleep and I have finally begun to see the real value in having a place to stay and be at peace. So for all of you hoping to work at an "office" type job here in Nairobi, where you will be fundraising and the like... I HIGHLY reccommend you look into your OWN accomodation or really trust the person who you have in charge of finding it for you here in Africa. Because nothing is more disheartening or difficult than ALWAYS feeling like you are unsafe or unclean.
The Tanzania trip fell through so i have decided to start my departure out of Nairobi for a month. I don't know how much I will be on the internet, but I will try to post all of my pictures so you can all see what I have been up to at least!
Hope everyone is doing fine back home! Miss you all.
Devan
Well I think it is about time to really clear some stuff up about my trip here. Despite my overall positive messaging about my experience here... I have been miserable.
Things have just breen piling up whether it be getting things stolen, having planned trips cancelled or an overall negative work environment... things have been tough.
But I have been through this type of thing before, nothing here is really that new that it would cause me to be as unhappy as I have been. Except for one thing: I have had no privacy, independence or place to really call my own.
I have really realized that having a place to live, a homebase of sorts, has been central to absolutely every single successful moment in my life. Here in Nairobi, things have been up in the air since I have gotten here. I have had a great host family to stay with who have done everything to make my stay comfortable. But with no door on the room, a little kid in the house and a 30 minute - 2 hour drive to home and work it has been really trying to attempt to live my sort of life.
Kenyans always tell me to take it easy and stop complaining here so much, but they are at home here. I haven't felt at home since touching down in a very strange new world where it seems you cannot trust anyone or walk alone at night. When you are here.. if you are not ALWAYS on top of people to help you it seems as though you fall through the cracks, which makes difficult situations that much tougher when you feel like you have no support what-so-ever.
Finally I have had the chance to have a shower (thanks to my Netherland's friends (Of whom are ALSO interns)) and a good nights sleep and I have finally begun to see the real value in having a place to stay and be at peace. So for all of you hoping to work at an "office" type job here in Nairobi, where you will be fundraising and the like... I HIGHLY reccommend you look into your OWN accomodation or really trust the person who you have in charge of finding it for you here in Africa. Because nothing is more disheartening or difficult than ALWAYS feeling like you are unsafe or unclean.
The Tanzania trip fell through so i have decided to start my departure out of Nairobi for a month. I don't know how much I will be on the internet, but I will try to post all of my pictures so you can all see what I have been up to at least!
Hope everyone is doing fine back home! Miss you all.
Devan
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