To blog or not to blog

Ok so i hate blogging but somehow since everyone else seems to do it i feel like maybe a i should. Don’t worry the fact that i hate this means each time it will be short and is really just to upload pictures. Just completed Nairobi day 4 and feel like i’ve been here forever. Work has actually been pretty good. The project is very high profile to the extent that there are posters and banners round town advertising what i’m doing over the next few months which is a first. Great team – interesting mix with my boss being British, 2 Americans, Julia and Patrick, although Julia is London-based (and sounds like elmo when she’s drunk :) ), and Katya from Moscow who puts my whisky-drinking abilities to shame. Conor is also arriving from Ireland next week. Haven’t been sick yet which is great – well except from my own doing – how we all got through today is a miracle although we did leave the office at half 12 to go sit on a terrace for the rest of the day. Tough times i tell thee. Actually walked around a bit this afternoon and got my bearings a bit better. Looking forward to the my first weekend which will consist of giraffes and elephants – some of which are orphaned so thinking of adopting – preferably an elephant in order to come up with some sort of ‘power shower’ rental payments deal to address the dribble in the bathroom. Then lunch at somewhere called the rusty nail in Karen (which is near the Oluocholunyas – spoke to Garnette and may meet up with them this weekend). Then some cliff jumping on Sunday which sounds ridiculously dangerous so can’t wait – glad i didn’t watch 127 hours on the plane now. Next up is planning trips for next weekend and the weekend after. The ideas being tossed around at the moment are Lamu (beach!), Mount Kenya and gorilla expedition in Rwanda all of which sound awesome so am feeling jammy as f*ck and suitably smug. I can hear you all cursing me mwhahaha! Anyhoo said I wouldn’t write much and already have so just going to abruptly stop there.

Lunch at Ranalla, Nairobi:


Walking to lunch:


Glad i'm not waiting for the bus:



Julia, Me and Katya at Black Diamond:



On route to the office: