on the mend!

So I'm definitely much better than I was earlier this week, the medicine is working yay!

But I've been completely taking it easy, sleeping 10+ hours a night and relaxing, actually taking some down time (shocking I know).

My schedule is definitely set, I woke up this morning (Saturday) at 8am! I got to talk to some friend in DC which was great :) andddd got SO MUCH work done. I caught up on the Kiswahili notes I missed, I did my whole art presentation that I have on Monday, starting reading this book we have to have finished: It's Our Turn to Eat -- which is actually really a great book all about the corruption in Kenya (although we had to buy the book before we got here because it's not really sold anywhere in Kenya, shockingly enough).

Now I'm starting to get research done for my paper about the arts and Kenya's youth!

I also (guiltily) am trying to make some plans for when I'm home in December, I'm definitely trying to go to a dubstep show or two while I'm back, since all of my friends are posting all over facebook about these incredible shows they're experiencing.

Tomorrow we are hiking in Nairobi National Park and get to the glass making factory, which should be pretty cool so I'm excited for that. I just have to make sure I get a good nights rest before hand.

Next week starts up my busy busy schedule again with classes, work, volunteering, and of course homework- I'm still in school (which I keep forgetting).

Also hopefully I will be here for the Spring Semester!!! I've already talked with our program director, my parents, and friends, now I just have to convince AU, but luckily I realized I do have the time to be here for another semester and still graduate on time (I just don't technically have the credits that AU wants me to have to stay) so that will be a little bit of a battle, but I'm sure I can convince them seeing as I already did for this semester, and plus I already have a plan for the rest of my stay at AU.

I keep forgetting I'm already a Junior in college, what the hell? And if I stay for the spring I won't return to AU until I'M A SENIOR which really blows my mind.

I also had the epiphany last night that well... this is Africa. I'm actually studying and working in Africa... hell in Kenya... in Nairobi. Who does that?

Apparently I do, and I"m surrounded by a bunch of other people who do to. There is a reason we are all here and not in Spain or Italy or London. And don't get me wrong all of those places must be an absolute INCREDIBLE experience, a ton of my friends are currently in all of those places abroad and absolutely loving life. But, I am working in Africa, at age 20, what an incredible opportunity I'm taking advantage of with all of these incredible people.  And I think it finally just really kicked in, over a month into my stay here.

don't forget to smile today!