Hello Africa!

Travelling for 26 hours, from Home to Mumbai International Airport, to Jomo Kenyatta International Airport, to the Akemba Bus Service through the country views of Kenya and evening sunset in Uganda and finally in Kampala at 1am. 26 hours, 3 countries, 3 cities and many many towns and villages. It was the most tiring day we had today but one of the most satisfying days as well.

Travelling this far and this long, we met, experienced and witnessed many wonders of this beautiful continent. The vast blue skies, the mammoth rainbows, the picturesque houses, little children playing and changing weather from sunny to cloudy to overcast to rainy to chill and then moderate. I cannot describe how serene it was and how excited we were the entire to witness this beauty and splendour. We stopped along the way  at Eldoret in Kenya and had some piping hot bhajiyas in an Indian Shop and at Malaba Border Crossing into Uganda while filling out the immigration forms to enter a new country.

But the most beautiful thing unfurling before me was with my friends who are with me on this trip in the stories and conversations we shared with each other all along this 26 hour journey. We shared our stories, our experiences in life and by the end of the journey I felt like this was going to be the beginning of a deep friendship between us 15.

Beauty is truly in the eyes of the beholder and nothing could be more beautiful for me today than to witness and experience the love of Africa and of my friends as I leave home to build another one, albeit just for 2 months! Our rooms await us, so let me sign off on this positive note!