Kenya: Another African Gem 3
LETTER FROM
THE EDITOR
We t r av e l e d t o Ke n y a s h o r t l y a f t e r o u r r e m a r k a b l e Ta n z a n i a t r i p. We w e r e e x c i t e d , ye s . Ye t , w e c o u l d n’ t s h a k e o f f t h e f e e l i n g t h a t s o m e thing was a little off. We w r o t e i t o f f t o b e i n g t o o t i r e d a n d t o o ov e r b o o k e d , a n d s e t o u r m i n d s i n h a p py a n t i c i p a t i o n o f w h a t w e i m a g i n e d Ke n y a t o b e. Ke n y a w a s n o t h i n g w e e x p e c t e d i t t o b e. It shook us. It shocked us. It also showed us some of its most beautiful sides and it taught us some of our most valuable lessons. We s a w c o n t r a s t s . Contrasts of untouched raw beauty and man-created ideals. Contrasts of simple life and innate happiness mixed with unexplainable weight of expectations and unachievable desires. C o n t r a s t s o f l o n g i n g f o r m o r e, a n d s t r i k i n g l y g rounding reality of limitations. D e s p i t e o f i t a l l , Ke n y a h o l d s a s p e c i a l p l a c e i n our hearts. I i nv i t e yo u t o L i v i n g N o t e s E d i t o r i a l I I : Ke n y a , Another African Gem. Enjoy!
O LYA H I L L
