It's been way too long

I have not written an update in way too long, so first let me try and give you a brief overview of what I have been up to in the last few months, some complete with pictures.

December:

-Traveled to Uganda to go white water rafting on the Nile and bungee jumping

This was one of the most amazing adventures that I have had in my life. Myself and 3 other PCVs, Jenny, Rachel and Nik, traveled to Jinja, Uganda by bus and stayed at Adrift. Adrift takes people white water rafting on the Nile and also has a 40m bungee jumping platform that is directly over the Nile. The rafting was an all day event with up to class 5 rapids. We flipped the raft a number of times, went down a waterfall and got to swim during the calm stretches of the river. At the end of the day our team celebrated with ice cold Nile Special beers.

please notice the facial expression of the jump master, he told Jenny my jump was one of the best he's ever seen

Our raft for the day

-Visited a fellow PCV Denae at her site on Rusinga Island to help with their annual cultural
festival and spent Christmas in Mbita, enjoying the view of Lake Victoria

working with the kids of Rusinga Island on making promises to maintain and improve their health

-Visited Kakamega Forest



I also went to Nairobi for our mid-service medical check ups, celebrated New Years in Kisumu but unfortunately, I also had my laptop stolen from a guesthouse in Kisumu.

January:
-Back to school
-Celebrated Jenny's Birthday at her site

Wearing my Christmas present to the girls,
thanks mom for bringing them all the way from home!

-Margie came and visited me at my school for a week

we made chili, yum

-Started a health club in the school
-Attended the first GAD (Gender and Development) committee meeting, for which I am the vice chair

and finally, in February:
-Attended the WISER induction ceremony

-Celebrated my 24th birthday in Kericho


-Went on a weekend trip to Naivasha

Out for a walk among giraffe, zebra, buffalo and antelope on Crescent Island

Boat ride to spot the elusive hippo

-Volunteered at a mobile well child clinic with LALMBA
-Lizzie and Denae visited my school for a week to teach life skills and guidance and counseling
(more on that in the next update)