This morning Sammy took me to a little hole in the wall breakfast shop where I got an amazing cup of Kenyan black tea, a pastry, and a hard boiled egg, all for under $1 USD. From there we embarked on our journey up the long dusty road to Empakasi School. When we arrived at the school, class was already in session, so I knew this was my chance to go sit in on some classes. In an effort to not interrupt the teacher's lesson, I tried to quietly place myself in the corner of the classroom to observe, but as soon as I stepped through the door all of the students stood up and in unison greeted me and announced their school motto, "Hello teacher, together we succeed!". I greeted them in the little Swahili I know, then they resumed class.

Once the children went on break, I was able to take advantage of the time to get a picture of every student for their pen pal letters. For those of you that don't know, each African primary school associated with the Mwebaza Foundation is partnered with an elementary school in Colorado, USA. The aim of this partnership is to promote cross-cultural exchange between the students in Colorado and Africa. We accomplish this goal through the exchange of pen pal letters, and since the students at Empakasi had already written letters to Eagle Crest Elementary, all I had to do was take pictures of all the students and match them with their letters! The hardest part of this process was trying to hold the camera still as my body shook with laughter watching the students hold a pose, then burst out into laughter from having a camera in their face capturing these pure carefree moments. Each short interaction with every child was a quick glimpse into their happy-go-lucky attitudes despite the hardship they face everyday.

This afternoon I had to reschedule my flight to Uganda since the airline I was supposed to take had been grounded due to failure to comply with airline regulations. I guess it's better the airline was grounded now before my flight, but this has cut my time here in Kenya short. Tonight is my last night here until I fly off to start another chapter of my adventure in Uganda! I celebrated tonight by eating a roasted goat leg served on a large cutting board. It was actually pretty good with a sprinkle of salt!