I really should go and get my camera and upload a picture of this... I'm sitting in the dark in my living room. There's no electricity, and in order for this network to work, I need electricity. So I have a network of extension cords snaking its way over here. All the equipment is set up on a temporary desk. I'm sitting on a makeshift chair--a few planks put together. But I'm connected. And I'm smiling from ear to ear.
As I'm sitting here, I hear crickets outside my door. And in the distance I can hear some of the kids making their way to their dorms after dinner. A dog is barking somewhere. The sky is a dark shade of blue and the first stars are appearing. I don't have windows yet, or a door. But I have walls and a roof, even a ceiling. The window frames were painted with a primer today, so the white paint stands out against the evening sky. There's a slight breeze.
I love having access to the world from my little corner of Kenya.
Does it show?
Adeleeeee!!!!
ReplyDeleteSo glad to hear about you when Yuriko, Sue and Mary came back from Ethiopia. And I was reading your blog and about the 'Addis Haircut'. You are having so much fun. As I was reading this blog about the Satellite connection and you smiling ear to ear, I was smiling too...here sitting in the ISS office. I so want to come and see you some time. Lord knows when! Love you adele!