Monday, November 24, 2008

A New Home


Check out a few photos from my new residence in the South B, Nairobi, Kenya:

The sitting room


Kitchen


All purpose laundry facilities (the washer is the gray basin, the rinser is the other gray basin, and the dryer is the sun)


Master Bedroom

Wednesday, November 05, 2008

Obama Mania!!!

The results came in at 7 a.m. local time in Nairobi. Thousands of Kenyas held vigil throughout the night waiting for word of a possible Obama victory. Obama's grandmother hosted reporters in her small village and Western Kenya while some villages and cities held mock elections yesterday with Obama and McCain ballot boxes.

Kenyans take great pride in the fact that one of their sons was running for office in the U.S. Full page posters of Obama have appeared in most major newspapers here, and the U.S. election has had front page stories for the past two weeks. Everyone has been talking about it. I've met people I didn't think followed much news, who have confidently explained to me the nuances of the American Electoral College and the importance of Obama victories in battleground states such as Virginia.

When the verdict was received this morning, celebrations broke out throughout Kenya. Thousands have taken to the street with song and dance, setting bonfires and displaying portraits and badges of Obama. The President of Kenya has just declared tomorrow a National Holiday to celebrate Obama's election as President of the United States.

Arrival in Nairobi

Thank you so much for your prayers and support. I arrived safely in Nairobi last week and have been staying in guest houses and with friends as I looked for an apartment and started back at work.

It's been tough settling back. I had three different agents helping to find an apartment and Lucy and I viewed dozens of possible places (some very nice and some in various stages of neglect or disrepair). Yesterday I moved into very nice. An apartment in the South B neighborhood of Nairobi. It is a great location and a very secure complex, more than we've been praying and hoping for. I'll post some photos soon. - dc