Kierstin and Katie Arrive Safely in Kinshasa

Kierstin and Katie have made it to the Congo! We picked them up and they tell us they are glad to be with us!!! We're really glad to see them 'home' with us for the next couple of months.

They are standing at our front door (94B) and our gardener put up the tradition wreath and flowers surrounding the doorpost which represents that someone of great importance has arrived in the home. That's what we think for sure!!! So glad to have them here! They look absolutely beautiful!!!!


Katie and Kierstin immediately went to work cooking up some food they learned how to make in Kenya .. Here is Katie our kitchen whipping up Mandazi...a sweet dough that is fried in oil. They are helping us make desserts for our friends who are coming over tonight to have coffee and meet the girls.

Katie is from Fresno (Caruthers) and has been a great traveling companion for Kiki. The girls met at Cal Poly and both share a love for recreation (that's their major at school) and are both doing work on their Senior Project which is required for graduation at Poly

So great to have the girls here after their month plus adventures in Tanzania and Kenya. They arrived at 9:45am here in Kinshasa and we got home by 11:00am. Getting them out of the airport with all their luggage went smooth and with very little problem.

So great to have Kiki here with us in the Congo. In the future I will show you some of Kiki and Katie's pictures from Africa which are amazing. They had a great experience.