Greetings from our beautiful community of Kipkaren. Sorry it has been so long since I've written. I kept telling Mama to post new pictures of me while we were in the U.S., but we never got around to it. Now she has some catching up to do!
Let me start by saying that we arrived safely to our home in Kipkaren on February 18. It was quite a long journey (Mama and Baba said it must have been at least twice as long as usual; at least it felt so with snow and de-icing delays, especially when traveling with ME)! :) We left Auntie Heather's home in South Carolina at 9am on Tuesday, Feb 16 and 53 hours later stepped in the door of our home in Kipkaren. And let me tell you, you haven't seen a welcome until you come to my home in Kenya. We were all quickly reminded of the incredibly welcoming community in which we live as there were about 100 people joyfully singing as they waited in the dark and drizzle to welcome us home. I was asleep in the car but immediately woke up to the familiar sounds of Kalenjin songs. Though completely exhausted, I was ready to walk with Mama around the circle shaking each person's hand as they said, "karibu nyumbani" (welcome home). There was even a tree ready for us to plant and a huge supper prepared to share with everyone in order to commemorate our arrival home. At midnight, Mama and I could no longer keep our eyes open. Though the celebration was still going on strong, we went to sleep and let Baba continue to entertain the guests until about 2am. What a welcome home!
Below is a picture of all the people who came to welcome us home.
We would like to thank each of you for welcoming us to the U.S. I had so much fun meeting all of my family and friends there and look forward to the day when you will all come here to see us.
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