There is an end of term feel to our lives here, partly because school finished on Friday and we are easing ourselves into a holiday pace of life with only Tim and me having places to be first thing. But the end of term has triggered lots of coming and going amongst our Nairobi friends. Some of it is just for the summer months as its increasingly grey and a bit chilly here and a good time to head to Europe to catch up with friends and family there. An example we plan to follow in the next couple of weeks. But some of it is more permanent as people time finishing their work here to coincide with school ending. And other people arrive to take their places so we are no longer the new kids on the block. In the last week we have waved goodbye to some great people who have really helped us settle here. Of course any goodbye feels a little sad but I'm sure we will stay in touch, not least because we have inherited their cats, who are slowly relaxing into their new home.
We have also had our first proper visitors this week, with my Aunt and Uncle and two of their granddaughters coming to stay on their way to a Safari in the Masai mara. We had a lovely day hanging out at our place in the morning and then heading off for a little exploring, lunch and giraffe feeding. Our kids were thrilled to be able to show their cousins around and there were some fascinating car discussions about poverty, corruption and pop music - its always good to get insights into exactly what is being absorbed.
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