Everything that could go wrong...

...did, basically! My flight from Newark to Amsterdam was a beaut, arriving around 5 am after a 7 hour flight. Got a little sleep, wandered around, then spent the next 13 1/2 hours doing the same as my flight kept getting delayed due to some crazy windstorm Amsterdam was experiencing. We ended up finally departing at 6:30 pm, with an 8 hour flight to Nairobi, arriving at 3:30 in the morning on the 19th (almost being diverted to Mombasa due to heavy fog). I got through customs fine, however when I picked up my bag, which was soaked, I smelled nothing but detergent. I spent the next 2 hours in the wc at Nairobi airport washing out my bag and wiping down the contents (which were thankfully all in plastic bags!) Got to a hotel for my first overnight, thankful to take a shower before falling into bed, but discovering that my bottle of sunscreen had also exploded inside my ditty bag. At that point, I was so exhausted, I ignored it, got my shower, then fell into bed underneath my mosquito net. Was awakened about 10:30 this morning by my fellow volunteer, had some breakfast, then have been doing orientation stuff, seeing the sights of the city center of Nairobi, and now letting you all know I'm here...tired, with a bag full of things to wash out, but safe and sound and in one piece. There's 2 other volunteers here with the same length of project as me, so it's nice to have some peeps to stick with. It's been great so far--everyone's real nice, but still getting used to the laid-back Kenyan attitude. Love to all of you. Kwaheri (bye) for now!