Kenya Update

I know I said I'd be blogging here and at my kenya blog, but computer mishap means I can only blog at one. So please add momimalive.blogspot.com to your readers and comment early and often.

No joke, please comment. It makes me feel connected to the world.

Packing for Kenya

Criteria for comfort food: is delicious and/or nutritious, is light weight.

• Crystal Light (3 months of only water is difficult)
• Instant Oatmeal (the high fibre, high protein variety)
• a few packets of hot chocolate (it gets cold at night!)
• Clif Bars (protein and fibre fiesta, basically)
• lots of gum
  

Criteria for comfort books/entertainment: high "time to digest":weight ratio.

• complete novels of Jane Austen (all 7 in one volume!)
• the book The Power of One
• the book Great Expectations
• a notebook
• a book of logic puzzles
• a calculator (is any item more comforting?) (plus I'm teaching math. so)
• iPod filled with all of my favourite songs plus some great podcasts
  

(Packing List Part 1: Medicine)
(Packing List Part 3: Hygiene)