Familiar faces, flocking friends, fancy formalities, fully free-riding.
On Thursday, I crossed the borderline.
That border was Kenya/Tanzania, and it marked only 3 hours remaining in my journey by bus to Nairobi. A $50 Visa and $40 ticket had extremely high returns, including:
-Attendance at a phenomenal wedding
-Quality time with blood relations (cousin Blake is volunteering in a slum in Nairobi) and surrogate Kenyan family
-Local flavors: White Cap Lager, tree tomatoes, irio, porridge and arrowroot
-Birthday celebrations
-Kiddie cuddles
-Bishop blessings
-Bedtime at sunrise
-Song and dance
-Overall warmth and hospitality
On Thursday, I crossed the borderline.
That border was Kenya/Tanzania, and it marked only 3 hours remaining in my journey by bus to Nairobi. A $50 Visa and $40 ticket had extremely high returns, including:
-Attendance at a phenomenal wedding
-Quality time with blood relations (cousin Blake is volunteering in a slum in Nairobi) and surrogate Kenyan family
-Local flavors: White Cap Lager, tree tomatoes, irio, porridge and arrowroot
-Birthday celebrations
-Kiddie cuddles
-Bishop blessings
-Bedtime at sunrise
-Song and dance
-Overall warmth and hospitality
'Twas a glorious adventure and well-worth the total travel time of 32 hours.
The "Family Thing" on the other side of the world! Glad you could make the trip to see your cousin Blake. That two hour drive to the cities seems much shorter now. Love, Dad
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