New Shirt

So I saw this shirt at Banana Republic and I liked the look of it, but the price was a little much for me.

So, instead I bought this shirt at the thrift store:

Then I got rid of the buttons, and some extra fabric:

Sewed it up, ironed it a little, and ended up with this:

And now, how do I look wearing it? Something like this!

Got a little carried away.

Quoting books

"Actors are so fortunate. They can choose whether they will appear in tragedy or in comedy, whether they will suffer or make merry, laugh or shed tears. But in real life it is different. Most men and women are forced to perform parts for which they have no qualifications. Our Guildensterns play Hamlet for us, and our Hamlets have to jest like Prince Hal. The world is a stage, but the play is badly cast."

From `Lord Arthur Savile's Crime` by Oscar Wilde.

In and Around London.

On my way back from Kenya, I stopped in London for a week to see the sights and visit my friend John. I had a great time, what a great city! And I made this video for you all to enjoy.

USA

I'm back in the USA.

panoramic shots

You want it, we got it:


This is the view from the front lawn of where I'm staying.


This is my Dad outside where we were staying for the week he was here.


This is an action shot of my dad teaching business, most likely.


The valley below, rain in the distance.


A tea farm between Nairobi and Kijabe, makes me wonder how my tea plant is doing in the Ohio winter, which is quickly becoming spring!

Latest photos of Orion

This photo was taken at the Alan G. Files Observatory at Kijabe, in Kenya.

Okay, wait, if we were one of Europe's greatest leaders, and we were stranded in Nairobi for one day, where would we go?

This weekend I had no plans, and was thinking about laying around all day, but instead, I caught a ride to Village Market in Nairobi. It's a big, super nice mall on the nice side of town, and here's how my day went:

I caught a ride into town from the people I'm staying with, the Janders, who are great, gracious people. I got to the mall a little early, so I stopped off at a cafe for breakfast and some reading.

And then I walked around village market. It's beautiful, and there's a waterfall flowing through the center of it. (the following panoramic shots are dedicated to my brother Ryan and my friend Carl, who can't get enough of it)

But I could only walk around the mall so long before I got bored. Luckily, the mall also has a water park!!

The water park has pretty much no rules, I only saw one sign that said "no standing up on the slides". It was great. You could go down the sides backwards or forwards or spinning around on your back the whole way. I also ran into another family from a sister hospital of Kijabe (the one I'm working at) so I had some friends to race down slides with. (Sure, my "friends" were a 5 year old and his 7 year old brother, but deep down, everyone riding on a waterslide is between 5 and 7 at heart.)

After about 4 hours of watersliding, I went back to the food court to get something to eat. I ordered some Thai bean curd. It was delicious, and it was spicy. One of the best things about Africa is that when you say you want something spicy, you actually get it spicy.

This is me tearing up, maybe a little too spicy.


And in case you were wondering, yes, those are topiary animals in the background.

What a day.