Chanel's 11 GAD KENYA Memorable Moments

My initial thought was to create a TOP TEN list of my most memorable moments but I quickly realized that I could not possibly condense my experience into only 10, 20 or even 30 of the most memorable moments. From the tearful moment of saying goodbye to my son and husband at LAX,  the amazing overnight stay in London, walking through Nairobi's humid airport and being too exhausted to give rise to the brief power outage, to the 3 to 4 hour drive into the village, my journey is packed full of moments that will always stick with me, and that's before we even reached the village! So since I cannot pick any favorites, what follows are 11 photos that I like and the memories attached to them. Enjoy!

 Excuse Us.

An unexpected moment accompanied by an awe inspiring back drop. One of those moments that stick with you.

The Magical Obama Pop! Yes we want!
A photo that always makes me smile.

Sleeping area at the Montagoro School.

While at the Montago school I spied these girls curiously watching us. They stood perfectly still as if they were exotic flowers. Extensions of their beautiful surroundings.

I spent the early part of the morning watching the sun rise and greeting the locals as they travelled up and down this road. Some stopped to say hello and exchange hand shakes, others looked on questionly. I would have loved to sit at this crossing all day.

I'm not sure if this little girl is called Present or Blessinah. She is adorable. I watched from outside as the cooks prepared our breakfast. They invited me inside and I shared a moment with the children while they ate their food. This little one was too adorable. I had to snap a photo of her.

I love Doreen. She is so funny and down to Earth.

One of the most memorable moments was while visiting the land of the Maasai students. We were invited to partake in a tradition of communion by sharing milk. We were not able to participate for the milk was unpasteurized. There was concern of causing offense, but our Nairobi guests drank the milk and I believe an underastanding of why we could not was accepted in the end.O

Wow.... I'm really in Africa!

Just Beautiful.

There is a funny story to accompany this photo but I cannot fully remember the conversation. It was something to the likes of us causing a scene and someone telling them they must want to be a part of it because they stopped. Anyway.... I like this shot.