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It's hard to believe that I've hit my last month in Nairobi.

Today's actually a beautiful day here - sunny and warm. That's kind of rare since this is the "dead of winter" in Kenya. But I could see my breath when we left the house this morning...never thought I would see that in Africa!

One of the missionary families had a Fourth of July barbecue planned on Friday, but at around 3pm it started pouring and continued into the evening, so that was canceled. Our electricity was on and off all evening (heavy on the off). We also had our first experience with "flying ants". They're these insects (I think they're actually termites) that have pretty big wings. They come out when it rains, fly around, then their wings fall off, and they die. What a life, huh? Unfortunately we had a space in our kitchen window that they could get through, so I walked into the kitchen to find about fifteen of them in various stages of their life - flying around, crawling around, flying into the gas burner on the stove (yeah, that was cute), and leaving their wings all over the floor.

Saturday was a nicer day, so we celebrated the Fifth of July Nairobi style - hamburgers, watermelon, and a lot of wazungu watching Enchanted projected onto the wall :) Okay, maybe that's not exactly Nairobi style.

Yesterday we went to a new church - the Nairobi chapel - and I really enjoyed it! It was big, orange, and alive. Last night we also taught Josh (our new roommate who got here last Thursday) Phase 10...it seems like that game is a running theme for my time here. I guess we're just going through a phase. (HAH)

It's slowly becoming reality to me that I may never be in Nairobi again, so while I am excited to get home, see everyone, and start my senior year, I'm glad that I still have some time left to still explore and learn. I have also started an unofficial list of things that I will miss about Nairobi, so here's the beginning:

• Picana mango juice (more like mango syrup)
• Having a duka right outside gate
• Milk that comes in cardboard triangles
• Chai. All the chai.
• The palm tree in the backyard
• 30 shilling lunches
• Soda in glass bottles
• Calling it soda (just kidding, I won't miss that)
• Black Currant Fanta
• The lack of road rage (for the most part), even though people are horrible drivers
• Drinking yoghurt
• "Topping Up" (or at least just calling it that)
• Outrageously decorated matatus
• Sweet bananas

And I'm sure there are more things to come.

Well, lunch is about over and I have many things to accomplish this afternoon. Kwaheri to you all!