Heading to the kijiji (village) tomorrow night. We're taking the overnight train to Mombasa, which is apparently a beautiful city on the coast. Then we're going a few hours away to a village with no running water and no electricity. Almost no one speaks English. There are 600 people in the whole village. You have to wear closed shoes because bugs called Jiggers will lay eggs in your feet until they burst out. If you Wikipedia Shirazi, Kenya, you'll find a two-sentence article. There's more information about Oak Hill, Alabama -- population 37.
Yep. I'm going there.
I'm a little nervous, but it's going to be an amazing experience nontheless. Do it for the story, right? I'll post when I return in about 10 days : )
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