Homesick ;(

How much is it possible to miss a person? I don’t think I can even begin to describe what I’m feeling right now. I’ve never felt so helpless, so unable to express my feelings, so confused. On the other hand I’m having a blast here, while on the other I can’t wait to be home, with my husband, not missing him.

Tonight’s been crappy. We had a fight (about a stupid, unimportant thing) and traditionally after a fight we cuddle up together and make up and just… be. Do nothing. Say nothing. That’s the part that’s killing me right now. Not being able to cuddle up and fall asleep next to my baby the way we always do.

It’s funny, I don’t miss him as much as I thought I would. Mostly because I don’t have a lot of time to myself so I can’t think about things enough to miss him. But at night, when I’m trying to fall asleep (unless I’m falling asleep standing up) I miss him more than anything in the world. I want him to whisper goodnight to me right before I fall asleep, safe and sound.

Enough sappy, drippy, icky stuff! This week’s been pretty boring for the most part like I posted last time. Today we went to the Maasai Market again (again) with a few of the teachers from Finland. I bought a few things and the teachers bought souvenirs. Then we went to the Kiboko Bay Resort and ate there and got some sun. Then the teachers treated us (Mira, Nadja and I) to a boat ride on Lake Victoria, the same one we went to last time we were at the resort. This time we saw three hippos! And one of them pooped in the water and the other (or maybe it was the same one, just later on) yawned and I got pictures!!! :D It was awesome! :P

Obama's grammy (with the picture)

Yesterday we went to see Obama’s grandmother. It was nothing special in my opinion to be honest, but I admit it was pretty cool in some way, though. Not a lot of people get to see that. We gathered around her to ask questions and whatnot but I was among the last to arrive (we all had to sign in) and I couldn’t hear a thing! I was bummed. It would’ve been interesting!

Our group all fancy and schtuffsh

After that we went for lunch (paid for but NSS, the exchange program) and set off back to Kisumu. About 20-30 km from Kisumu the bus broke down. The brakes didn’t work so well! The driver went to buy some brake fluid from the nearby town we’d just passed, a few hundred meters back. 

*Added four days later*
So we stand around for about an hour while the driver comes back and leaves and comes back with a local mechanic who leaves and comes back with a single tool and leaves again to get more tools and to get a mechanic friend and they fix bus and we're off again. I got good pictures out of it and we had a blast even though we were stuck in the middle of nowhere and we didn't know when we'd get back home. 

After we got back we headed straight for the apartment and into the shower!  We get dressed, put on some make-up for about the first time here and we're off again. We barely had time to eat. but at least there'd be food!

The band

We dance and chat and eat all night and I even have a Smirnoff Ice, which is a lot because I rarely drink alcohol! It tasted very refreshing after such a long day. We had fun. We were all very tired so we declined an offer to go clubbing with the girls from the Ugandan team and some locals and just went straight to bed when we got home, around eleven or twelve, I can't remember.

Saturday I've already told you about and umm.. I can't remember if we did anything worth mentioning on Sunday. I doubt it! :D

This week's been a bit blah. My stomach's been upset and I stayed home yesterday to get better and it helped! I feel so much better today and I'm glad because we're leaving for the safari today! I'm so excited!!! I can't wait! :P

Hippo farts!

Everyone we've told has said that we'll love it, so I hope it lives up to our expectations! I just really wanna see some animals! A lion would be cool or a cheetach. Or a zebra. Or giraffe. Or anything really! I've already seen a hippo but that would bee cool too. I've been rtying to empty all my memorycards so I have as much space as possible to take pictures and possibly video. I have to try film some things at least!

The only thing bumming me out is that I won't get to share the amazing experience with my hubby. :( I wish he was here too! Maybe I'll bring him back one day... Plus I don't get to talk to him until Sunday as there's no internet and probably no reception whatsoever at the Maasai Mara.

But now I have to continue with my thesis, which I want to get seriously underway. But the internet's slow so we'll see... -.-'

Bus broke down so we took pics... :D

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