Our beginning in Nairobi

After arriving at Jomo Kenyatta International Airport in the southeastern region of Nairobi it felt like living in the air for days. This area is considered poorer slum areas. Remie, Lance, and Sheri all want to take a Wildlife Safari, so numbers rule, on our next free time.

Dear Max, thank you so much. My field supervisor has the report and wants to add two more elements, so it is out of my hands. My main focus lies on setting up our clinic in Women's Hospital part of Nairobi Hospital. Our hotel, Hotel Embassy is close to the Hospital, but we will continue to travel with armed rent a cops. Leave it to our resident Lesbian to find a crazy bar named Gypsy' Bar. It is said, this is probably the most popular bar in the Westlands, pulling in Kenyans, expats and prostitutes. It's as close as it gets to a gay friendly venue in Kenya. Should be a hoot.


Our first day was spent cleaning up the clinic we will be using. Word traveled fast of our arrival. Patients were even helping up clean and set up the med room, the treatment rooms, as well as the counseling suites, moving desks sittings rooms e.g. We all watch these kind, beautiful people became more comfortable with us and hopefully spread the news of the "Women's Clinic". We had time to sit at times and just be and allow the people to acquire a sense of what we are tyring to set up and our desire to help.

After a 10 hour day, we four are back at our hotel room. This being a handsome room compared to the two hundred year old hotel with rust stained showers, rats, and snakes in beds. A restaurant resides in a side lobby with interesting menus that change daily. So after showering, we are dining while we plan tomorrows activities. We all seem to feel such a wonderful sense of positive energy with this assignment.
Good night from Kenya.