The Quest Continues...

So I have been here for a month and (almost) a half now and I am still mired in MOU madness. The document has gone back and forth between institutions in the last couple of weeks and I feel like I am playing a game of Broken Telephone (which I just found out also goes by the arguably non-PC Chinese Whispers. Wikipedia says so, therefore it must be true). My version is hopefully relaying accurate information.

Actually, it's more like Battle of The Legal Officers. I assure you, this game will never make it among the Nintendo/Sega (remember those)/X-Box/Your Game Console of Choice games. The problem is that both universities have templates and content requirements for what MOUs look like and surprise, surprise, the two institutions' don't match. I am negotiating the compromise and with the skills I am picking up, could well moonlight as a hostage negotiator.

The document is now back at the University of Nairobi. Stay tuned.

We want pictures! We want pictures!

You would have pictures...if I was doing anything worth taking pictures of. I'm still waiting on the research permit. Looks like it will take even longer that I thought because there needs to be an MOU in place between the University of Minnesota and the University of Nairobi before the permit application can be officially filed. Ugh!

I'm keeping myself busy though. I read articles (I need a literature review fairy!) and I am getting my survey questionnaire and interview questions in order so that once I get the permit, I'll be set to go. In addition, authors of some of the journal articles I have read live here in Kenya so I'm going to take this opportunity to get some face time.

Glamorous life, eh?