Hello Everyone,
We are finally here in Kenya after a 17 hour flight. Unfortunatley, we are having problems with uploading the videos from our Camcorder, so for now we have to rely on our posts. I'll be sure to take still pictures for the digital camera which will make it easier to upload.
Wow! I can't believe I'm out of the country (America that is). We first had a stop over in Amsterdam and the first thing I noticed from the plane was a black guy as a ramp agent. I turned to my husband and said "black people live in Amsterdam." He looked at me as if I had temporary lost my mind but I guess, I know I was surprised to see it. It was different seeing someone that looks like me living in Amsterdam speaking Dutch. I'm more of an American than I know. I never thought I thought the world revolved around America, but apparently that has always been my thinking, because as soon as I saw him as well as other black employees I thought to myself (to avoid further embarrassment), why do they live here why don't they live in the U.S.. Anyway, remember first trip out of the U.S., only an American education, so I'm learning. So, our stay in Amesterdam was brief but we will have a longer time when we head back home.
Now Kenya; We arrived in Kenya around 12:30p.m. U.S. Time. We had to go to the Visa Counter as well as Customs. This should normally take two hours it took us five minutes. Evans worked in at the Airport before he came to America and believe it or not as soon as we were headed to the Visa counter we ran into a former employee who recognized Evans immediately. He took our documents and we passed by everybody in line, sorry folks, they processed our documents and we picked up our luggage, we were told which customs line to go to and no one even opened our luggage. So far, so good.
It's been a good homecoming. We are off to a Market for shopping and a Culture Exhibit. I promise to take tons of pictures and post them later.
God Bless, Ericka and Evans
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oh Karibu nyumbani (welcome home) and feel free to eat whatever its on the table mbuta, goat, milk, maharakwe na ugali oooh its good and I miss it. Hey guys take care and get intouch though Internet is problem but hey Evans you can climb the tree to get signal and email as.
ReplyDeleteHaha Eric we did not know that you are such typical American. Black leave all over the world .. China included .. even Siberia.
ReplyDeleteCultural shock number two prices of goods and services in Kenya are negotiable. Have you sampled roasted maindi? We will check on you guys Kesho!!
Alexis,Jane & Ken
Ericka - your comment about the black, ramp agent was funny. Now that I have traveled a bit in life, I have realized that every race goes everywhere but it can still be odd because as Americans, we just assume that everyone comes to us because we are such a diverse country. When I studied abroad in Costa Rica, I went into a little, corner shop and the woman was Chinese and speaking to me in broken Spanish. It blew my mind. It is all part of the traveling fun. I hope you continue to enjoy it!
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