So, I seem to have fallen off the posting groove that I had created for myself. The culprit: finals, of course. The past two weeks I was doing my very best to study and succeed on my finals (that’s TBD), but ya know, senioritis. I thought I’d dedicate this blog post to sharing some photos of a day two friends and I had in Kiambu County a few weeks prior.
On February 22nd, my two friends/classmates Caroline and Elisabeth and I went to this park called Paradise Lost right outside of Nairobi in Kiambu County. I’d describe Paradise Lost as a natural park where people can gather for parties and BBQs, ride horses and camels, go on a boat ride, and see some of the natural attractions. Not realizing that we’d have to pay between 100 to 300 shillings for activities in addition to the park entry fee of 400 shillings, we limited ourselves to one activity. Paradise Lost is home to a waterfall and Stone Age Cave that was used by the Mau Mau during Kenya’s independence era, so we were able to see both. Inside the cave it was really warm and a part of me was questioning how people could even live in that space. I was only able to get one photo inside the cave due to the poor lighting.
We found this picnic area by the nearby river that became our photoshoot central. See below!
This concludes Week 6 in Kenya. As I’m obviously here for school, so it’s not every day going to live shows and sipping on some cider. We try to have fun when we can though.
the final sixteen 