Armageddon

When you go on a trip a lot of guidebooks give you a list of things "not to leave home without," but I think they should label going to East Africa as a "bomb shelter" list or an "armageddon" list. I've spent about half of this year traveling out of one suitcase or a backpack, I'm used to trimming the fat. I'm completely ok having one pair of flip flops and a pair of tennis shoes, and having barely enough clothes to make it through the week, let alone "options." The $180 worth of stuff that I just purchased from target seems so ridiculous, but it seems ridiculous not to have some pepto bismol, anti-histmaines, immodium ad, advil, a 3 month supply of tampons, or acouple sticks of tom's of maines deodorant. Granted I will be living in Kenya, but the availbility of some things is quite questionable unless I want to make the three or four hour trek back to Nairobi. I could care less about my hair dryer, but I will not be taking care of my "rag" the old fashioned way.