Thundah!!!

Not much to report in these past couple of days except that it rained!!! It was amazing. It rained all day yesterday and we even had some thunder and lightning in the afternoon. It's been so refreshing to have rain to cool us down and to get rid of all the dust and dryness in the air. It stopped in the evening when Katie, Justine, and Milanne whipped up an amazing stir-fry dinner that made me feel like I was right back home or at a Mongo's restaurant. Then as I was lying in bed struggling to fall asleep, I saw a flash of lightning, followed by the sound of intense, rumbling thunder. About a minute later, the light rain turned into a full-on downpour. I loved it. I fell asleep pretty quickly after that.

It was a very low-key weekend. I didn't do much outside the house for the past 3 days. It was my last chance to relax and get ready for the next 3 weeks of travelling. I'll be doing regular volunteer stuff during the weeks and we have weekend trips planned for the next 3 weeks. Hell's Gate gorge this weekend, then a place called Fourteen Falls for one night of camping, then we plan to spend 3 or 4 days in Kakamega Rainforest which is a 10 or 11 hour bus ride, oi. Then my special visitor from home will be landing in Kenya once I get back from the rainforest, then it's safari time! Followed by some relaxation at the beach... then before I know it, I'll be hopping on a plane to India. It's all started to go by so fast now that I'm in the swing of things and more stuff is happening.

I realized the other day that I am actually making a complete circle around the earth. From Winnipeg to Kenya, to India, then to Malaysia/Thailand etc., then from Hong Kong, I head back to Canada via Vancouver, and finally back home to Winnipeg.