The Summit!

Sorry for not writing for some time, but I've been busy living it up in Kenya over the past few weeks.

School seems to be getting better and better each day, as I am starting to figure out how to adjust my teaching to my Kenyan students, and I think they are starting to be comfortable with my speaking and my method of teaching.

However, next week is our midterm break, which means that we have off Monday, Tuesday, and Wednesday. This past week, I thought to myself, "I need to do something crazy with my days off..."

I discovered it...

I am going to take a five day trip to climb Mt. Kenya, which is the tallest mountain in Kenya and the second tallest mountain in Africa (it is second to Kilimanjaro). We will be braving snow and ice and glaciers--but what makes it even better is that it is snow and ice and glaciers on the middle of the equator!

I am traveling with a (physically fit) ex-seminarian who is now a youth pastor in a town outside of Nairobi. We are actually going to a Catholic youth's sports day at the base of Mount Kenya today, and then we will start our trek up the mountain tomorrow. We will have a guide and a porter who will ensure our safety as we climb the relatively dangerous summit.

Pictures, video, and stories will abound upon my return--therefore, stay tuned to the blog!

On my next blog, I will also post pictures of my trip last weekend to "Hell's Gate" and Lake Navaisha. Hell's Gate is one of the places where the Tomb Raider was filmed, and it is a gorge with jagged rocks shooting out of the ground. It is like a mini-Grand Canyon, African-style. Lake Navaisha is filled with Hippo's, Water Bucks, Water Buffalos, and a host of other animals that swarm around the banks. With "Hell's Gate" and mountains looming in the background, along with the overwhelming presence of animals, Lake Navaisha is indescribably beautiful!