An Epic Day

I left my house at 2pm on Wednesday and arrived in Nairobi, Kenya at 3.30am yesterday morning... Kenya is three hours ahead so we actually met our taxi at 6.30am Nairobi time. With not knowing much of what to expect and having never been to Kenya or even Africa before, I was immediately immersed into a world so different to my own. Firstly, the traffic is very different- road signs, indicating and giving way is not how it works... Cars, buses and bikes just move forward into any available space, but it just seems to flow- everyone is moving quickly within one inch of the next car but they're relaxed.

On the 45 min drive across town, people were everywhere. At 6.30am, people were walking with a purpose, many in smart dress. You could feel the hustle and bustle of a city but one like none I had every been to before. All these people were weaving in and out of the fast moving traffic, young children (aged 5-7) walking to school in there smart uniforms at 6.30am. There seemed to be many vacant and derelict buildings littering the city, but the place still gave off a real energy... no tall sky scrapers, no flashy cars and much of the time no pavements- but there were a lot of people.

Fighting through the traffic and people-watching made the time fly and the taxi arrived at MAF's hangar at Wilson Airport. I spent the day meeting with the pilots, the engineers, the office staff and the many nationals who work in a variety of positions. Each one was happy to talk and gave time running me through what an average day is like at MAF Kenya. The six aircraft were awesome and it was fun to see one taking off while engineers were taking apart an engine on another.

A great but epic day. Just got back and I'm exhausted... Its been 34 hours with only a 1.5 hour nap on the plane. I'm about to shut down but will be up bright an early to board my first MAF flight joining some of our partners on a weekly shuttle service to Marsabit. I'll let you know how it goes. Blessings, Zach.