New Plans

Hi everyone, hope you are all doing well. I started at the orphanage yesterday and things are going well. It's a very very dirty job and when I come home at the end of the way I am usually a little grumpy, but today I was able to rock one of the babies to sleep and play soccer with the boys, so I was happy for it. The kids here are generally pretty happy, though really quiet, and I think the director does a good job. I've also been very happy to come home to Rosy, who always has a smile on her face and makes the best damn dinners! (Michael Korsak - she is used to cooking for Indians so basically I eat great Indian food each night!) Evenings are quiet for me since I am in the house alone, so I usually just read the 4 week old Economist that Tim brought or something I can find in the house. Lights out by 9:30 and then up at 6:45 to catch my dala-dalas - which is actually proving to be one of the easiest parts so far. I'm generally really happy, but also just very very tired. It's kind of a tired that has set in the past few weeks and I am extremely ready to come home. It's week 10 now and I'm tired of being away from home, tired of adjusting, and tired of not being able to hear people on the phone when they call. I think having Tim here also brought some of it on - I kind of had my two separate worlds collide and it made me realize just how far away I really am. Last I wrote I was going to be at the orphanage until this coming weekend and then head to Mombasa and then come home. But right after I asked the agent to book the tickets to Mombasa I started to change my mind. I had always wanted to end my trip on a beach, but once things were all priced out, it was an expensive time at the beach that still needed a lot of planning (and money). So after a lot of thinking and some conversations, I have cancelled my trip to Mombasa, gotten some of my money back, and rescheduled all my flights so that I come home a week early! Which also means that I get a week and a half at home before I need to go back to work! So, absolutely no regrets and I am happy to come home while everything is still positive and happy here. I don't know how many more entries I will make before I come home, but I am so glad that all of you have been able to follow along and be with me for this trip. I look forward to talking to all of you and sharing stories and pictures. Thanks again for all your support!
Love,
Ann