7 hours and 2500ksh later, I am braided!! My hair looks awesome and I feel so great. And the hairdresser told me my scalp is now protected from the sun so really I just did myself a huge favor. Tomorrow I'm doing an outreach project where we go for a 14km bike ride to pride rock (lion king anyone?) and then we visit a garbage slum to feed the children. I'm such a lucky lady :)