Last couple of days in Nairobi

Just a quick update for you all tonight. I apologize in advance if it doesnt make sense; if that is the case then you can blame in on the Tusker... ah yes, I discovered the local banana beer of Kenya, which sports none other than an elephant on the label. the beer is pretty good, but the origin of the name is even better. in 1922, the head of the East Africa brewing company got killed by an elephant. so in his honor, they renamed the beer Tusker. today we met in the java for a brief meeting with the safari guys to talk about options for a trip for me later on during my time here; hopefully you all dont end up having to rename a beer for me. we are headed out to the first village tomorrow. i guess its about an 8 hour bus trip. there is no electricity there, except a generator, so we will see about internet access! i now have a modem, so maybe if i have enough battery on the comp i can get on once and give an update. im still trying to figure out the picture situation however, because my sd card reader isnt working and my camera doesnt have a cord to download directly to the computer. i will keep trying though. Yesterday and today werent very eventful, but yesterday (sunday) i did walk a good portion of the city center with one of the employees. we went to the August 7 Memorial, which was pretty powerful. for those of you who dont remember, the memorial stands on the site of the former us embassy that was bombed by bin ladens guys in 1998, killing 218 people. today it is a fenced park with a small museum with pictures and remnants of that day. time to get some sleep. ive got to be to the bus station by 7. take care!