Human

Today marks the two weeks that I've been here. They have been two of the best weeks of my life so far. The safari was pretty wild. I saw Lions, Hippos, Zebras (favorite), Hyenas, Giraffes, Crocodiles, Vultures, Impallas, Antelopes, Rhinos, Wildebeasts, Buffalos, Cheetahs, Leopards, and more that I'm probably forgetting. Lions and all of the other animals were only inches away from me. I also got a lot of good things on video like Vultures eating a dead Wildebeast (I don't know if that's the correct spelling), and I also got a lot of good pictures. I wish I would have invested in a better camera though because my shots weren't that good in comparison to others but I'll still remember the animals and land clearly. The safari also gave me a lot of time for meditation, which was a good thing because it allowed me to work a lot of things out. I finally figured out the thing that Africa is teaching me. It's really teaching me how to be human again. For the past couple of years I've tried to be anything but that. I've tried to not feel anything, and I've also tried to not care about a lot of things. Being here is teaching me how to feel more and embrace what and who I am, which is allowing me to become a better person. I'm also learning to appreciate my friends and family more as well. I always thought of myself as someone who never took anything for granted, but after a lot of thought I've realized that most of my past actions only point to that. I'm excited to go home and hopefully be able to really live life and help others see the beauty in it if they don't. I'm excited to wake up earlier at home and make most days productive ones. I'm also excited for school. I've seen a lot during these past two weeks, I've seen both extreme poverty and extreme wealth. Aside from all of that soul searching, I've been playing a lot of football with the local kids, who are amazing, and I've been becoming more comfortable with Kenya and it's becoming more comfortable with me as well. I haven't eaten much during the past couple of days because I got sick on the safari, but I'm feeling a lot better. I was going to go to the beach in Mombasa this weekend but I feel like if I go there and Uganda, I'll be killing my cash flow too much so I'm going to cross that off of my list of things to do. I'm all over the place in this blog but I'm just going to write whatever comes to mind. It can either be really hot here or really cold since it's winter but I'm fine with that. I actually like the weather a lot here. I'm getting a suit made in a couple of days for only about 37 dollars which is an amazing price, and I'm sure it will be good quality. I think I'm going to go back to the Yaya Masai Market this Sunday since I'm going to Uganda the Sunday after the one coming up, and I'll be leaving the Sunday after that. I plan to go bungee jumping while I'm in Uganda which will be crazy. Something about this place that makes me happy is that all of the kids know about Obama here. One kid in the street even called me Obama which was new since I usually get Ronaldinho or Ronaldo. I have to go back to the orphanage soon. Peace