Thank the LAWD! i'm ALIVE!

Friends, relatives and curious random stalkers, I LIVE! My stomach ailments appear to have sorted themselves out for the time being and i'm back to being my regular, awesome self! 

Since the last time we've spoken, i've mostly been working. i spent Thursday and Friday in the office researching conflict resolution methods which we could add into the leadership and empowerment courses that the organization conducts for youth. Sometime in the future, we're going to go to areas that were most affected by post-election violence and do the courses there, and i'm supposed to add a caveat about the politics of ethnicity and why we shouldn't kill each other. So, um, wish me luck! And send me pointers! 

Last night i went out for a couple beers with some work peeps to a "true, Nairobi bar" which was full of beer, food, live music, dancing and hookers. i was also politely advised not to go the "ladies" [room], so i had one beer all night and held that shite in until i got home! For those of you that know me well, you know that this is no small feat for yours truly. Aren't you proud!?

(why is this blog suddenly becoming so much about my bodily functions??!) 

Today, i went with a work colleague to an animal orphanage, where various animals that lost their families are taken care of. It was hot as anything and most of the animals were sleeping in shade, but it was still pretty cool. Almost the entire cast of Lion King was there!! AH!! 

i also acquired a mosquito bite but as of right now i have yet to develop malaria, so yey! i have to say, sleeping under a mosquito net kinda makes me feel a little like a fairy tale princess, which i'm sure is a terribly ignorant thing of me to say since they're meant to save lives, but seriously! Also, today on the bus i saw a guy with a popped collar, which further proves that terrible fashion styles are not solely exclusive to North America. And strangely enough, on the radio at work i feel like i'm back to listening to 91.5 the beat, as pretty much the same songs are played on loop. The world really is getting smaller folks! And that small world mainly consists of Beyonce.....

i'll leave you kids with that! i hope your weekends are going well and that you take at least an hour out of each day to think about how much you miss me ;) 

love love love love love!