Nairobi

I leave tomorrow morning at 6 am for Nairobi with Save The Children. I will arrive around 3. I will be there, at The Bush House, where I had stayed before on Menengai Rd. Upperhill until thursday.  On wed I go to investigate the pre-fabricated structures, although it already appears that the UN does not support my desire to use pre-fab construction. I understand, as prefab structures are often over priced, vary in quality, and generally are terrible for refugee situations. But then again, this isn't just a refugee camp, its a city of 16 years going strong.

I am constantly surprised by the continuous polarization of satisfaction and disappointment which seems to permeate  every action, every setting, and every intention.
 This morning I was thrilled to have caught the last jeep to camp Hagadera.
 Upon reaching the camp I was disappointed to learn that the Youth Leader did not follow my directions to choose researchers for me.
I was satisfied with the enthusiasm of the selected youth,
and 10 minutes later I was highly annoyed by their complaints about me to the Youth Leader (they argue that I do am not paying enough and that they must walk far distances to do the research...).
One hour later I was satisfied to have caught a ride with the Country Director back to home base in a luxurious air-conditioned vehicle.
Lunch was more bland and tasteless than usual.
I went to another camp, to meet with my other researchers. These guys were amazing, I've only spent a total of 2 hours with them in the last 2 weeks and they are doing everything perfectly. How come these guys (selected by my friend Said and not by the agency staff) can follow directions exactly and everyone else is giving me a nightmare of a time?
Then I left our meeting with a big smile, only to learn that the transport back to home base (DMO) was cancelled for mysterious reasons - a 2 hour walk that I'm not allowed to walk and must have a military police escort under UN rules.
Fortuanately I was able to jump in a pick up truck with Save The Children.
However a bunch of people were stranded and the fine folks at Save had a terrible time trying to arrange to help them, so it took an extra 40 minutes of driving around in a windy, dusty waste land.
And then I looked up and saw a beautiful rainbow arching across the sky.