In between lives

Is booking a ticket tempting the gods?
The new ticket was there, departure was set for January 31st. That day the adventure would really start. Finally I would fly to Nairobi.
Nevertheless I was still being very cautious, as I mailed my friends: "I will not start believing this until I really have set foot on African soil."
I could not have been more right: my departure has been postponed again. Though it is no surprise following the recent rise of violence in Kenya.

And here I find myself, still 'in between lives'. My life in the Netherlands is concluded and packed into many boxes, my new life in Nairobi is yet about to start - but when?

Now what? Annan to the rescue?
The statements mediator Kofi Annan and his counterparts Raila Odinga and Mwai Kibaki made this afternoon, gave me a little bit of hope. And that hope is hopefully growing within lots of Kenyans. Hope that everything will turn out right. Eventually.

Quote of the day:
"Unless we resolve our differences to save our nation, there might be no nation left to save." (Raila Odinga)