My visit with Kibet Day 1

Today I am leaving to Kenya to visit my new friend Kibet Peter.  I have not met him in person, but I gave him a $25 loan on Kiva so that he could buy a cow.  He seems very nice and I'm sure we will be very good friends at the end of my three days with him.  The flight is supposed to take about 14 hours and then I will meet my guide, Abasi, and he will drive me to Kibet's home.  Since there are no direct flights to Kenya I will have to first make a stop in Europe and then fly to Kenya.  The flight to Europe is 10 hours so I just sleep the whole time.  When I get there I have a 2 hour layover and then I leave.  The time comes to board the plane and I get on when they call my section.  It is a small plane because the Kenyan airport is small.  This plane ride is pretty uneventful, although I did get my first look of some Kenyan people that where also on my flight.  I slept pretty much the whole time and when I woke up I was disoriented.  I asked the woman next to me about how much longer we had on the plane and she said a little more than 2 hours.  Finally we land and I get off and meet Abasi.  He drives me for about 2 hours along a bumpy dirt road when finally we arrive at a little stick dome hut.  Kibet is waiting outside to greet us.  He looks much happier than he did in the Kiva picture.  He is very tall and his legs are about 70% of his hight.  He welcomes both with hugs and invites us both inside.  Abasi says he really should start heading back because he has another person to drive somewhere soon and he doesn't want to miss them.  Kibet helps me with my bags and we go inside.  It is quite roomy on the inside even though it looked tiny from the outside.  Despite my long nap on the plane I am very tired and after we talk for a little while I take one of the beds in the room and doze off.  I cannot wait for my next couple of days with my new friend.