East African Adventures

I apologize for the delay in posting...but really I am not sorry as I just had the most amazing 2 week adventure ever! My mom flew into Tanzania and we spent some quality time with the Barbosa family - Ruy, Daniel, and Phil - while we were chasing wild animals in our Land Cruiser with our trusty guide Wambura behind the wheel. After our safari, we picked up another world traveler, Ellie, and she joined Phil, Dan and I as we started trekking up Mount Kilimanjaro. In the meantime, my mom had an incredible experience at an orphanage in Marangu and Ruy spent his time cogitating, losing bets, and surviving in Moshi. After a brilliant but exhausting hike, it took all we (Ellie, Dan, Phil, and I) had to walk to dinner. Ruy and my mom had to stop and wait for us while we struggled stepping down from curbs and had no qualms making fun of our physical condition. We said our goodbyes as Ellie started her safari adventure, the Barbosas headed back to Kampala, and "Mama Sally" and I got on the bus to Nairobi. After a couple days in Nairobi, my mom started a 2 week trip through Kenya and Uganda and I enjoyed yet another long, hot, bumpy , dusty bus ride back to Kampala. I am now back to work (as you can see) and surprisingly, halfway through my time here in East Africa.