Flip Flops in the Jungle.....

Today we went to the Kakamega Rain Forest to go look at Monkeys and Butterflies. Kylee for some reason thought we were going to a museum although patrick made it very clear it was a forrest. Well Kylee decided to wear flip flops today. Bad enough I know, but throw on top of that it rained all night last night!! It was quite hilarious to see kylee slipping and sliding all over the place in the muddy jungle in her flip flops. It was even better when the guide told her that they had 35 different kinds of snakes in the jungle, and when she realized we were walking on fire ants. Yes I have it all on video for your entertainment enjoyment when we get back. It was classic. It was pretty cool though walking through it all. There were monkeys everywhere just hangin from the trees and there were alot of butterflies that would just surround you. Once you got over the fact that there were snakes crawling around and Mosquito nests everywhere it was a good time. I thought Gatlinburg Tennessee was getting in touch with nature, but this was getting alittle too close if you ask me. I tried to keep telling myself what would Bear do.....but it didnt work. That was definately a once in a lifetime jungle visit....

Things have been interesting here in Kakamega..and not in a good way. On Friday we realized that we had 6,000 schillings stolen from us from one of the ladies that worked at the orphange (thats about $115) So that upset us quite a bit. Also the shower doesnt work, theres lizards on the wall, and we have had beef(not good beef, but fatty beef) and rice for 4 straight days. So because of all this we are going to end are stay here short a few days and head back to Nakuru to spend a week there, and eventually spend more time in the Kibera slums....where we both want to be.

On the soccer note things are going great. The only problem is that they are Kenyan, and lets be honest they can run for days if the daylight allowed them too. And well I am an out of shape American. So basically the games consist of me being a goalie, but hey thats fine with me. We have done alittle bit of "teaching" but there really isnt any point because everyone here knows soccer like the back of there hand. They just want to play. So basically we have just had pick up games with the kids. Which is still alot of fun. Amazing how happy you can make a bunch of kids by just giving them a ball to play with. Thanks alot Mark, Bob, and the Wizards for all the equipment!

Everynight me and Kylee bring out a few more games. Last night was Twister and Uno. It was hilarious watching them try to play Twister. The mat is no longer white but more of a clay red. But they enjoyed it and im sure we will be playing again tonight. Thanks Jac :)

Hard to believe the trip is half over already...doesnt seem like that long. But I really miss BBQ chicken and a hot shower, so its not all bad. Keep us in your thoughts as we try to get through our last few days in Kakamega and have a safe journey to Nakuru. Thanks everyone!!