country club in africa?

So today we finished surgeries at like 9... So we went to this country club in the valley. I dont know about you, but when I think Africa, I do NOT think country club. But there it was, about 40 minutes from Kijabe. It was nice. We had a delicious lunch, WITH SPAGHETTI. You have no idea how pumped I was for some familiar food. There were water buck and zebras wandering around the lawn we ate on! Hahah. After lunch, when it took like 30 minutes to get the bill, bless that little Kenyan's heart, we took a teeeeeny little boat across Lake Naivesha to Cresent Island, a game park of sorts. The lake was infested with hippos. (by the way, hippos kill more people than lions!) And this boat was small. One snap of the hippos mouth and we would have been goners. But anyways! They had giraffes, zebras, dick dicks, antelope, eagles, more water buck, and a bunch of other stuff. I got a lot of pictures, but uploading takes AGES so I think I will put most of my pictures up when I get home. We took the tiny boat back, had tea, and then made our way back to Kijabe. It was such a bumpy road. We passed a sign that said "Hotdogs Ahead!" and I immediately thought of Sara Styles! :) Also, on the way back up the mountain, we passed a crowd of school children in their uniforms just getting out! So cute! The most heartwarming thing about people here, is no matter what, if you smile and wave, they will smile and wave back! So sweet. Little kids always seem genuinely excited to see you, which is something you dont really see in the US. Dick and Millie Bransford, some long term missionaries, came to eat dinner with us tonight. (And when I say long term, Im talking they havent lived Stateside since 1974...) We had pizza! Which was relatively normal tasting. Tomorrow is safari. We will be going to the Masai Mara until Sunday evening. Then Monday they will be operating their last five cases. Tuesday we will be visiting a Kenyan school for the mentally and physically handicapped, started  by the Salvation Army, called Joytown. Then Wednesday we will be off to Mombasa for the last two days, and then Nairobi on Friday to start making our way home. Stopping in London, and then I will be home. This is a great experience. But I miss home. It is such an easy feeling to take for granted, being at home. I miss it. And my friends, and my mom and my sister. OH! Also, some vendors came to the house this evening. I got three pieces of fabric!!! One for Ellie to make a dress out of, fingers crossed that she likes it. And two more just because. I bought a little leather bracelet for Jordan and I picked up a pair of leaf shaped earrings for 100 Kenya Shillings (about 80 cents). The woman who sold me the first fabric was a little person, which shocked me at first, but she was very nice and gave me a good deal on a large piece of fabric. The second woman tried to sell me two pieces for 4000 Shillings. NO! That is almost 50 dollars. I told her there was no way, and I got it for only 1800, which wasnt idea, but it was less than half of the original. I am still on the lookout for something elephanty for Sara. So wish me luck!!! okay. I guess thats all for now. I am absolutely exhausted. xoxo