Things I have loved in my first month in Kenya:

• Hearing music everywhere you go whether it be a radio or music form a church you can overhear
• Getting to see fireworks from my new porch for a Trade Show going on this week
• Everyone all dressed up on Sunday from going to church
• The smell of burning trash – Yes, I know this is an odd thing to like the smell of…
• Learning basic Swahili
• Chipati – Like naan but thinner, more greasy, and all in all not healthy
• Jacararunda trees – Beautiful purple trees
• Buying fruits and vegetables from the “farmers market” aka the lady on the side of the road (bananas are 15 cents each)
• Sweet bananas – little baby bananas that are about 3 bites
• Buying fresh avocados for 30 cents
• The track I found up the road where people wear the oddest things to walk/run in
• Africa Yoga Project – Great organization that empowers young people in Kenyan slums through yoga, creating a community and mentorship to help create jobs). I went to their free 2 hour yoga class on Saturday along with 200 other people. It was very moving and great energy.  Check out their website here: http://www.africayogaproject.org/
• Good Indian food – there is a huge Indian population here in Kenya and I found a really great restaurant with pretty good wine too (In general, wine in Nairobi has been fairly disappointing…)

I found a new apartment this week!  I am living with a couple who have been living here for 6 months.  The women is from Honduras and the man is from Australia. They are both super friendly and welcoming to have me in their lovely apartment. There is a ton of space and I love a lovely room situated so that the sun comes peering in first thing in the morning