Grandma and Jim arrive in Nairobi on December 30, 2007

Expecting a pleasant visit with the family the next day they are caught up in the political and social upheaval and violence that will dominate Kenya for the next several weeks. In fact, the next day is when I was trapped in Uchumi while a major gun battle was raging outside between police and demonstrators. Grandma and the family were hiding in the hallway of our house a block away to avoid flying bullets.