Prelude to the preface

The five kids on the very left are all Kabachia (Dr Kabachia, our host who had to put up with our spoiled American ways) kids. The boy far right in the yellow shirt is the kid of one of the first people I met while in Kenya. The little girl infront of the other girl showing off her thumb (a Kabachia kid) is the boy's little sister. Their father's name escapes me at the moment. He's also a soldier with a great sense of humor. I remember the first time we introduced ourselves he had these really big buggy eyes - he looked nervous quite frankly. About my last week in Kenya I asked him about that first day and if he was nervous. He said he was really nervous because he didn't know me. We had a really good laugh about that. Sigh...the good 'ol days.