Wednesday, April 2, 2008

Long Days at Home - but good days



Things have been good lately. So good to see friends and family. Their kindness is unbelievable and make me so glad to be home for a while. "For a while" are the key words. I was prepared for some culture shock on my return home. I had been warned. I was prepared for a major change in diet, having electricity, good water, TV, car transport . . . . . all that. But I think that my gradual return (a four day safari and then London for some days) has made my return and transition easier. Yet I was not prepared for the increase in the longing to return to Kenya. Each and every day the feelings grow stronger and more pronounced. If I had to choose, I would head back in a couple of months. We shall see. There are a couple of projects that interest me and I hope to raise some money to begin these projects. We are also looking at creating a foundation or at least a better means of donating to these projects in a way that can be easily written off your taxes. More to come on this.

I called George on Easter. He was in a bus terminal in Kampala Uganda, waiting for a bus from Rwanda that would take him home. His aunt, who recently bought property in the Central Province, will move soon Already she has traveled there to do some planting on the property - since the short rains have begun. I hope they continue. George is doing well, though missing me and asking when I can return.