Trip to Kenya pt 1

About a week or two before leaving the states Melissa's mother called saying she would be in Kenya for a conference around November 21. She wanted to know if we wanted to come to Kenya or if she should come to Uganda. I thought about it for a second and then thought 'What am I thinking about?' Of course I want to go to Kenya. When's the last time I had the chance? When will be the next time?
So we spent a week in Kenya. It was good to see Melissa's mom. We stayed at a nice hotel not for from the city center. Nairobi is like the New York City of East Africa. Lots of hustle and bustle--people and cars everywhere. You can buy a bootleg DVD with 80 movies on it. We spent a little time in and around all that. Nairobi is very developed; in that its pretty westernized. Colonization and globalization have made for an interesting dynamic. Traditionalism and shopping malls are side by side for better and worse. I appreciate the traditional more because I've been to the mall before.

USA!!!!

We did the exact opposite of going to the mall. We went on safari. A day trip to Lake Nakuru and 3 days in Masai Mara. The pics are spread out over a few computers but here are some from a visit to a giraffe center and our second day in Masai Mara. I'll post the others when I can.

Jason and a giraffe

Melissa and my future mother-in-law