Steve and Barnabas in Tanzania

This was my last visit to Nairobi and I tried to make it a big one.  I added three days to the normal trip so I would not be so rushed especially since it is a day there and a day back on the shuttle.  Was glad I did as I was able to work in a couple of side trips and extra stops at my favorite places to eat. So to start things off I get into Nairobi on Tuesday evening and contact my friend in country to let her know I am there and see when she would like to get together.  She mentions she is already at one my favorites to eat at Mambo Italia at Lavington Curve (for when you want a taxi driver to find it say the Lavington Nakumatt).  We first discovered this pizza and Italian slice of heaven at the Karen Nakumatt Galleria I think.  They have a carnivore thin crust that is right up my ally.  So grab a taxi and off I go where I met one her local friends who just quit their job.  That poor bottle of wine never sto...

Got the opportunity to particpate in the Girl's Conference put on by some of the Peace Corp volunteers.  They did a four day event in Singida, housing and feeding the girls from I think 6 different secondary schools in rural areas for a total of about 30 girls with the purpose to empower them.  They had science talks and experiments, items on health and safety, careers and to express themselves artistically.   I participated in Saturday when they did their science talks and experiments.  As part of the section they had them break into groups to draw everday things in their life that have some type of scientific element and to then present their drawing and talk about what it has to do with science to the whole group.   The other part was to do break into teams where they had to work with girls from the other schools to compete in three competitions.  The first was pretty neat.  They  were to make boats from a sheet of alumi...