Jambo!

Hello everyone! Jambo!

So here I am in Kenya. Sorry for those of you who still think I'm in Spain... or in France for that matter. I've changed my plans a few times several times in the last few months and have not been very good at keeping you up to date. Thank goodness for blogs!

So what am I doing here? Africa has been on my mind for quite some time. The grey European winter was getting me down. I wanted to do something different - something outside the eat-drink-eat-drink routine I'd gotten used to in Europe (don't get me wrong - it's great, but I've had enought pastries and pintxos to keep me satisfied for years.) It all goes back to one fateful afternoon in December, I was sitting in a cafe in Bordeaux wondering where I was going with my life (I'm still working on that one...). I had just decided not to do the second semester of my exchange, and my only plans were to work in San Sebastian for a few months. At the very moment that I was writing in my journal about going to Africa, Toto came on the radio serenading me with their 1982 hit "Africa". HOW COULD I ARGUE WITH THAT?? For those of you who aren't familiar with this masterpiece, here is the music video :

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Lu5PdI52heY.

Thanks Toto, for inspiring me to take some time to do the things I never haa-a-a-aaa-a-a-aave.

My plans are very up in the air at this point - I won't even tell you what they are, since I clearly have trouble sticking to them. All I know is that I'll be in East Africa until I run out of money, and luckily for me the Canadian dollar is looking pretty good compared to the shilling. No matter where I end up, I promise to provide a steady stream of stories from Africa. Enjoy!