"All the days we've been traveling together..."

So guess what? I leave Kenya on FRIDAY! 4 days away! After being here for so long it's crazy to think that the end is that near. I think most of us are ready though. Vacation is great, but I actually miss working. The girls and I have been on the beach for the last 4 days and it's been great and relaxing but it's getting a bit old. Great to just swim and lie on the beach and read books and stuff for awhile, but I can't do it for too long without getting bored. Diani's nice, but I liked Lamu much better. This area is a bit too built for the tourists. The funniest thing that's actually happened twice since we've been here is having monkeys steal food from our house. Last time we accidentally left the back door of our cottage open then went into another room, then all of a sudden this HUGE monkey just strolled right in. You think they're cute and cuddly but they can actually be quite mean and scary. So we all slammed the doors of the other rooms we were in and started screaming hysterically and freaking out, until finally Bari saw it grab Lisa's cookies off the table and run back outside. It just wanted a snack of course, they're such scavengers. Anyway, we laughed about that for awhile then made sure to keep our door shut when we weren't in the room. We also met another group of volunteers our age from the US and Europe so we hung out with them one night. Last night we barbecued at our cottage with Jeff, the owner of this Internet Cafe I'm in who we've become friends with. He's a really smart, interesting guy so it's fun to talk to him. Tonight we're going out for a last dinner with just the girls in Diani so that will be nice. Tomorrow we leave here in the morning to meet Azim in Mombasa where the 5 of us will catch the overnight train back to Nairobi. Goodbye Indian Ocean! So we'll be in Nairobi Wednesday and Thursday, back with Diane, Alex, and PJ, and the other OCA Kenya group we went to Maasai Mara with. So that will be a huge last hurrah before our homecoming!!! I can't wait to be done with living out of a suitcase and all the nasty clothes I've been wearing for the last 2 months! And to walk into a bathroom anywhere and know there will be an actual toilet with TP! Hahaha. Really, it's not that big a deal because I've obviously adapted, but you do miss the little luxuries we take for granted in America! I know I'm going to get home and miss Kenya so much though! I really do love it here!