Country Road, Take Me Home

It’s Alex and Daniel coming to you from the other side of the world. We have persevered through the night and are now sending you this message of our previous day.

It was the third morning on the ground of our strenuous voyage. Sleep deprived and stumbling, we went to breakfast. The hour was 0600, the darkness was seeping around us and into our souls. We shoveled the required nutrition down our throats and returned to the magic school bus. The ride was long, but we finally made it back home to Canada (aka the Canadian High Commission). We saw the Queen and the prime minister staring at us from the wall. The High Commissioner talked to us and it was an educational hour. Madame High Commissioner answered our questions faster than we could ask them. As we ventured back out to Kenya, we had a sudden change of plans. We were now going to an orphanage. As we drove in, the views were quite nice. We met Watson and then split into 2 groups and one group went to see the homes of caregivers and the other group met with a large group of caregivers. Group 1 visited 3 homes that all had members affected by HIV/AIDS. These families had many responsibilities with their children and livestock. They were rewarded if they were on the right track and helped if they were not. Group 2 saw the caregivers that had an average of 5 adopted orphans, usually family members. They were widows, single moms, and grandmothers. They told us their challenges and made a request for things we could do for them. They were very nice to show around their small properties. We saw coffee beans, avocados, mangoes, potatoes, corn, and aloe (which they are trying sell to small and large companies to gain money). As the sun was falling through the sky, we returned to our base.