Back from the abyss

OH MY GOD. It has been a disgustingly long time since I have written. I cannot begin to unravel the memories and experiences that I have had in the past 2 and a half months, it would be unlike pulling a string of yarn from a sweater until the knitting is left on a floor as a grim reminder of it's former shapely form. My memories of the past two months have woven themselves into a comfortable, thought not overly attractive sweater, and I just want to fold the sweater up and put it on a high shelf, just out of reach. (Too much sweater talk? I agree) But I do want to share some highlights...there have been so many times that I had a great post idea but no time to write it, so here is a list in a somewhat chronological order: 1. so much work! ahhh 2. I went to a beach, yay! But it rained- boo. 3. More work, wow, who would have thought? 4. London!!! 5. Gah, back to work. 6. Going to observe training, my work in action, kind of exciting...sad to see the street boys of Nakuru 7. Back at the office, pressure, stress! 8. Brittney is back, lets go on a tour of Kenya!! So much fun. 9. Olenka gets a weave. Exotic. 10. Back from training, in the office, hurry hurry finish! 11. Today- everything is done...amazing. I got to see the beautiful side of Kenya. It is a green wonderland. The towns look a lot alike. The matatus were pretty nice, though our last leg was a bit of a hassle. It does not, by any means feel like Christmas. I think in recent years the holiday has lost some meaning for me, but I do miss friends and family. We had a lovely party at my bosses house that included White Elephant gifts, I gave away leftover parts of my weave and got a stack of africa books on top of a pretty woven basket. I stuffed myself on cookies and brownies and a lot of wine. In other breaking news---Training is over, the most stressful few months have come to an end, new school managers will be leading their own academies in January. Unreal. After all the effort, the pressure, stress and deadlines I am exhausted and sleepy and cannot wait to spend some time basking in the sun tomorrow. Peace and love Olenka