We have arrived!

Yesterday we arrived in Kenya! After days on planes, lost luggage and a drive to the Methodist Guest House; we all fell into a deep sleep aided by at least 5 "plane food" meals and a healthy midnight dinner.

At 9am all of the MichiKen crew loaded into Genesis Expedition vans and headed to Meru. We stopped along the way at The Trout Tree for some much needed relaxation and grilled fresh trout. I highly recommend! (http://www.trout-tree.com/) Then continued on and arrived at 7pm to The Amani Home for Children; the orphanage that most of the students on the trip will be staying at. (http://www.ipeacei.org/children/amani-home.html)

We arrived to smiling faces and cheers from about 30 of the most adorable faces!

After spending the night playing football with the kids, we ate a wonderful meal and were treated to a special performance of song and dance by the older children. Of course in return we made fools of ourselves; singing campfire songs and marching to a drum to Michigan's "Hail to the Victors". Afterwards the children were tucked away in their beds. And we were fortunate enough to hear Doctor K's story of the Orphanage and its creation, the plight of Aid's and HIV causing so many children to become lost and alone, and how she stood up and changed something. She is inspiring and along with the sadness caused by her tale we were all left with a feeling; a feeling that we can change something, we can help, and that one person really can make a difference.