Riiinnngg, Riinnngg

Hey hey... I gave into technology and have a cell... You can reach me at: +254-720-100124 That number includes the country code. No worries, it is FREE for me! It just may cost you an arm and a leg! :) Please remember the time difference, as I think it is 9 hours, double check that. Right now it is 6:10pm for me. I look forward to hearing from you. If any of you heard about the explosion in Nairobi, no worries, I am ok, as I was on the other side of town today. Today, Sandra and I went to a press conference sponsored by the Human Rights Commission of Kenya (I love them) on abortion. It was interesting to both see the way a press conference is run as well as hear the views and issues of abortion and how they are framed for the media and the public. After which we had coffee with Peter which entered a gruelling debate on marriage, which took much longer than expected. And I even got to meet a member of Parliament (He thought Colorado was next to WI... I let it slide). It was interesting to hear a traditional mans perspective though, regarding marriage, as it brought up issues of polygamy, age, control, etc. Sandra and I headed to town after and as we are both cheap we compared prices for cell phones all over... ha ha. No worries, we found a great deal. See, for those of you who are like "Anna, but you don't even answer my calls in the US", I must let you know that I was almost FORCED to get a cell phone here. For a few reasons mainly, security. They don't have landlines anywhere and the only real method of communication is cell phones. If I am ever alone and lost... I am in trouble. Also, Peter tells me that he needs to know where I am at all times. ha ha. And finally, I want to be able to hear your chipper voices! :) After we returned from town Henry, Sandra's friend stopped by and we talked politics and current events for some time until he had to run to class. Although Kenya has a democracy as well they have a Multi-party system, so it runs much differently than ours. Needless to say, I have a lot of questions. Speaking of politics, I hear there may be a Obama/Gore ticket... AKA my dream come trrrruuuuueeeee! :) No, really. Alright, Tony has stopped by and I think they are watching The Prestige, so I shall be rude no longer. Oh, what have I learned today: Hmm... Don't live in fear! Today there was an explosion in town, but that didn't stop us from doing our daily thing. Too often after 9-11 we are afraid of doing things because of what has happened or not even that, simple things, we are afraid of confronting our fears. If we live in fear, we will always be taking one step forward and two back, as we are afraid of what is ahead. Take a chance, as the world is a beautiful place with so much to offer.