One of the reasons I find calming in my travels to Africa is that historically Kenya has been one of the most peaceful African countries. Violence exists, but nothing like Sudan, Somalia, Nigeria, Congo, etc. I still feel that way, but articles like this are making me much more wary.

Also, I hope to be blogging much more in the near future, at least until my Kenya trip in June. I'll be catching up on some reading and studies in prep for some teaching. Some of the blogging will be just for me to gather my thoughts, others to look for insights into some of my thinking. I hope to have some good dialogue on this site in the coming months.