Introduction

Based on all of my twenty-something years of experience, I’ve realized that I make decisions in one of two ways: slowly, with great thought and much consulting of others, or rapidly, decisively, and with little regard for what people might think. While my consultant’s hatred of uncertainty in theory preferences the form, I find myself increasingly guilty of the latter. This is especially true if an idea has been kicking around in some form for a while.

My decision to spend the next 3 months working as a volunteer consultant in Nairobi, Kenya for Technoserve, was both deliberate and rapid. I’d been debating spending some, if not all, of my third year at the Firm doing non-profit development work, but wasn't sure how I'd swing it. When this opportunity arose, it was only a matter of confirming the safety (in 2 days, Daddy B called every NGO he could think of to ask about Kenya) and making sure I could cross the big items off my to-do list in 3 weeks – GMAT, apartment, vaccines, buying safari wardrobe. I’ll be in Nairobi starting mid-June.

This blog will chronicle my experience abroad (as well as the frenzy leading up to my departure). Hopefully it will be a good means of communication with the outside world (not everyone gets the twice daily emails I’ve promised Mommy B). If I can’t manage more than 144 words every few days, there’s always Twitter.