First 2 days!

Well it has been a crazy first 2 days here in Kenya!

I arrived in Nairobi early on Saturday morning. As I was coming in to land there was a rainbow over a lush green landscape; it was not was I was expecting but it was beautiful. After checking in, a sleep and a saga trying to get my luggage back (which was lost during my connection in Doha!) I met my team for the first time. It’s amazing; we are from all over the world but we all clicked and it’s like we had known each other for years. Our hosts, Alex and Muriuki, treated us to a fantastic welcome meal accompanied by a couple of local beers. Tusker beer is up there with the best!

On Sunday, my sub team met our client KAM, after an introduction to the programme. We had to meet them on Sunday as they are away all week. We were supposed to meet them at their offices and give a presentation but the caretaker had forgotten that there was a meeting and most of the place was locked. We managed to get a room that just had enough room for us all to sit around and have chat about the project. They were very positive about us being there and the meeting went better than expected. Well done team!

For dinner, we headed into the city centre of Nairobi to a local place called Ronalo’s. The local food was interesting and the people were friendly. The live band were amazing and after a couple of beers, dancing and the band playing ‘No Woman, No Cry’ especially for us we headed back to the hotel for an early night.

The next few days will be busy before we head to Machakos. If the first few days are anything to go by, this trip is going to be awesome!

RA