Thank God for Pepto...

I've been feeling pretty sick for the past few days, with a really bad stomach ache, headache, and I'm dizzy. I'm pretty sure that it's just my body acclimating to the new climate and foods (I think my culture shock so far has been the food, it's just so much different from what I'm used to). I have also started to drink a bunch more water than I have been. I hope that helps. I went out to dinner with some friends last night to my host mom's restaurant-she manages Smart Village, an Ethopian restaurant. It was delicious and I'm really starting to like the other students on the trip the more time I spend with them :)

School has been going very well so far. Dr. Jama ( the director for the program) teaches development, which focuses on Kenya. Fred Jonyo (who has his name embroidered) on all of his shirts is teaching us Country Analysis (of Kenya). I'm also taking 3rd semester Swahili with Julius and the public health "track". It's all pretty good so far. We have short papers (handwritten!) due each week and term papers and a few quizzes and such, but so far, I think it will be a pretty easy semester academically.

I'm getting more excited for my internship every day. Kisumu (right by Lake Victoria) is supposed to be even hotter than Nairobi and eat mostly fish (I'm going to have to learn to like those...).

My family is really nice. Eddah took me shopping today in Toi Market (a super cheap market with a ton of second hand stuff-shirts, jeans, shoes, books, sunglasses, kangas, dresses, skirts,e tc.) I bought a pair of jeans for 350 KSH--about $4.50 and a button down short sleeve shirt for 250 KSH--about $3. I also bought Eddah a pair of super hott Beyonce-esque shoes for 1000 KSH- about $13 (she's very, very excited!) So, I definitely packed WAY too much. I'm probably going to leave a lot of my stuff here because Eddah and I are about the same size and she continually comments on how she likes my shirts (even though they are very plain and were really cheap).

I'm going to go to Hell's Gate next weekend with some of the students to bike around the rift valley and see the sights. It will be my first traveling trip out of the city! I'm really excited to start exploring what Kenya has to offer :)

Kwaherini!