Its so impossible to explain the combination of people, scenery, heat, smells and general way of life here - although 'Poli poli' would be a fairly accurate attempt! (slowly, slowly in case your kiswahili is not that up to scratch). Everyone and everythign is just so chilled - the two most comon responses to 'i come from engl;and' are ' oh, but the climate is so terrible and it is so busy all the time!'.
Our first 4 days here fitted the polipoli idea really well - the 'outpost hotel' in Arusha is made up of abour 12 log cabind set inside a botanical garden with a pool, bar and restaurent in the middle. It seems to be a pretty common base for people climbing kili/ going on safari to the serengetti/ngorangora. As if you need to go on an official safari here! literally after 5 mins of leaving Nairobi airport we saw 2 zebras roaming ona strip of land by the main road; as we continued on the one (and only?) road between kenya and tanzania (on a 'minibus' with no windows and our bags thrown on top), 2 giraffews brought us to a halt as they casually strolled accross the road. For these first fwe days we've been living such an ex-pat lifestyle: Swimming, sunning it up, drinking and eating out with our rep and her husband who is the coach for the tanzanian rugby team ...HELLO! Bizarre living such a lifestyle in this country, although you cant really complain at the decent showers! totally run out of time, loads more to say but it'll have to wait for next week :)
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Hi Caitlin - sounds like you're having great fun - can't wait to read next week's instalment. This is a great way to keep in contact and follow your journey. How long is it till you move on to the school and leave the luxury life behind?
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