zürich, switzerland

Happy Wednesday!

After a very long flight, I arrived in Zürich, Switzerland. What made it long? Unfortunately there was a baby crying the entire flight! It’s not they way you want an overnight flight to go. I felt so bad for the baby, and the mother was beside herself. I can’t imaging what was bothering that baby, but something was going on. I don’t think anyone slept on that flight. So needless to say, I will probably sleep on this next flight – another 7+ hour flight.

So an update on my flight from Zürich to Nairobi: Ironically, the plane I flew in from NYC was the same plane I am taking to Nairobi, with the same exact seat! But I did change seats, so two girls that were traveling together could also sit together. And selfishly, I switched because here seat had no one next to it. It made for a more enjoyable flight and I think I actually slept a little.

Flying to Nairobi is always fascinating – people come here for so many reasons – from holiday to mission work to business to visiting friends and family. On this trip I met Brooke, the girl in the aisle next to me, who came in from Boston where she is a graduate of the Berklee College of Music. She works with challenged and disabled children in Boston, using music as therapy and she is also working on a similar program for both Nairobi and Uganda. The program sounds amazing and the healing it is doing unbelievable. So with all that is happening in this world – from our insane election to the numerous acts of terrorism – it’s hearing about work like this that gives you hope that humanity and goodness are not lost. With that, I will say goodnight….