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The first of many things..

So here I go. This is my first attempt at blogging. I am not sure how this really works or if anyone will be entertained or enlightened by most posts. But I'm feeling creative this minute. This should be interesting because I am not a writer nor am I usually creative. Oh well. So, I am assuming that people use blogs to share their feelings and update the world on what is going on in their life. I think I can do that... I'm going to Kenya. That is an odd sentence for me to write, but an AWESOME sentence as well. You see, I am going to be spending the summer in the capital city of Kenya, which is called Nairobi. The majority of my time will be spent in one of Africa's biggest slums - Mathare Valley. This is exciting but freaky. Today is my last Saturday in good old Waterloo for the whole summer. In 5 days I am going to load up the car and make my way to Indianapolis so that my Kenyan adventure can begin. It is there that I get to meet my other team members and learn a l