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Monday, June 22, 2009

WE’RE SAFELY IN NAIROBI…...

....well, actually at ADVENTIST UNIVERSITY of AFRICA

We left the U.S. on Sat. nite, and arrived here in Nairobi about 6:30 a.m. Monday.  In that time, we figure we slept about 8 hours, but “sleep” is not exactly what it was.  Sitting up in airline seats dozing, really - unless you count the half hour or so sitting on a bench in Kensington Park, dozing in London. 

About to go eat lunch, come back for showers and crash for an hour or two.  Then walk around the campus - it’s a large place, and includes AUA, the conference headquarters, and MAXWELL ADVENTIST ACADEMY.  The Academy site has great photos of what it looks like here. 

Looking out our window, we saw a black and white crow - seems incongruous, given what we’re used to.  Also working along picking up bits of breakfast out of the grass were a pair of brownish ibis.  There’s a swallow’s nest on the eaves of the cafeteria - lovely babies in a mud cup, almost ready to fledge..  Lots of messy bird droppings below, too - some things just don’t change.

I’ll have photos and more commentary up later….at least, I’ll have photos *if* the server improves its speed.  I’m falling asleep now….back soon.

Posted by Earl on 06/22 at 04:49 AM
2009 SUMMER TRIP - Kenya, England, Paris • AUA, NAIROBI • Comments •
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