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Hey everyone,

After a long and exhausting 8 hour bus ride from Nairobi, I got to my site in one piece last night. Western Kenya is beautiful, with tons of green "hills" that are really small mountains. My area is called Agenga, and is a little over an hour walk from the small town of Funyula. Funyula is about 10-15 minutes by car to the big town of Bumala, which is then about 1.5-2 hrs from the city of Kisumu. My house is located on a community assistance center compound. The compound houses staff from the nursery school and nutrition center here, and my supervisor (who is very nice and helpful)lives just a few yards from my house. I have a nice place, complete with a bedroom, sitting room and kitchen, as well as electricity (which is amazing). I'm also about a 45 minute walk from a good friend of mine, Jenn. She is the tiny Asian girl in the pictures from the previous post. Today I went into town and bought a couple of things, and on Tuesday we're going to Kisumu to do the hardcore moving in shopping. There is a store there called Nakumatt which is essentially the love-child of Walmart and Target. It's glorious. So far that's about all there is to report. It is pretty freaking hot here, and the humidity is just absurd. The combo of Lake Victoria being just a few kilometers away and being on the equator is brutal. On sunday I may climb this hill/mountain right next to my place that is supposed to offer an awesome view of the lake and Uganda. I'll try and get some pictures up after. Thats all for now, i'll talk to y'all soon.