After our second week of school, many of us decided we needed a break from the city. We got out of school early on Friday, and a couple friends and I decided to head to the Giraffe Center in Karen. Karen is named after Karen Blixen who wrote Out of Africa. The houses were palaces in the area, and it was so different from the life in the city. I couldn't help but think how ridiculous these houses looked next to tiny tin-front shops (an obvious sign of the gap between the rich and the poor). We had planned to go to the Karen Blixen museum but decided against it after seeing how rich the area was. Best part of the day = getting licked on the face by a beautful twiga (giraffe).
Maasai statues
bluebirds
The power has gone out numerous times already this week and the internet has been slow. More to come about last weekend...
