Sunday, December 30, 2007

Still in America......

As some of you may know, elections were held in Kenya on December 27th.  Since then, riots have broken out throughout Nairobi protesting the election results.  The group knew of this as we all headed to the airport, but believed that we would be able to make it through Kenya to Tanzania safely.  Unfortunately....I'm still in Washington DC.

From the time we arrived at the airport, to the end of our two hour long debates over whether or not we should go, conditions had completely disintegrated in Nairobi, and we felt that we could not take a chance on going through Kenya.  Live news feed from Kenya had been stopped, and last reports showed people running around attacking trucks, running with machetes, and fleeing the city.  

So for tonight...AIDSTanzania will have one big slumber party, dance off our frustrations, and decide what to do.  Maybe Ethiopia, Dubai, Prague, Argentina....who knows??  But something will go on as we have plane tickets that must be used.... Hopefully we will make it to Tanzania somehow.  

Hope your days have been a little less tumultuous than mine.

4 comments:

Acnsham87rocks said...

Ok.. so I totally read all about the Elections earlier today and thought of you.. I was like "Tanzania is bordering Kenya right?"

Ahhh I hope you guys get there safe and everything. I'm thinking of you!

OH, and consider this my first of many comments on your blog :)

-Andrew

Katie said...

I am so glad I checked here, as I was planning on a night full of worrying about you once I read about the elections.

Be safe, please.

Love,
Katie

Anonymous said...

Mags! I just left you a message on your cell. I hope everything is okay! I have definitely been thinking about you these past two days and I am really excited for your next entry :) hopefully there will be some good news!
I love you!
-Monica

Taylor said...

Big! Keep me up to date on where you are...I've been so worried! Thank God you're following through on this blog. Be safe <3