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Nanyuki to Maktau takes more than 12 hours, and since we are only supposed to travel during daylight, Peace Corps put me (and other volunteers in a similar predicament) up in Nairobi. We went out for some tourist food (one last tuna melt and milkshake, even though my stomach still wasn't 100%) and ran various errands around Nairobi. I finally got my iPod shuffle as well as a high school chemistry book from America, which should help me come up with questions for future homework/exams (I should have asked for an agriculture book too...). Special thanks to the OPRFHS science department and my mother and Linda for getting those things to me. Anyway, in the evening, we had a last hurrah (sushi and hummus again) and some good late night conversations (I earned a bit of blackmail material too, which is probably good considering what people probably have against me) before the bus-ride home.

Nick and I took the bus together, and we were both way overloaded with stuff. (I had taken 15 books from the Peace Corps library this time. Yum! Though that did limit my capacity to purchase some other things that might be considered necessities.) The bus was moving pretty slowly so we had to crash in Voi for the night. It was nice to meet up with the people we know there. Nick and I were roommates almost every night over the past three weeks, so it was definitely sad to say goodbye to him. Then it was back to site.

I decided that people in Mwakitau had gotten to know me after three months, so I was going to wear shorts on my return trip. Good thing too, this was one of the most crowded vehicles I have been on. I was the first one on, so I had an hour and a half reading before the vehicle filled up. By the time we got back to Mwakitau, I was so fried, I just went back to my room and laid down. After another hour, I was able to greet everyone and catch up.