12 hours in Amsterdam

I'm sitting here in a very modern hotel room in Amsterdam, using my own laptop w/ wireless T-Mobile connection, staring out into a green courtyard with a large evergreen tree - and I don't feel like I'm even a minute away from home. The flight was uneventful to Amsterdam - I managed to stay awake the whole time and read the new Harry Potter cover to cover (thanks Sharon) - so instead of exploring the city I crashed in a hotel "day room" considerately reserved for me by ARC. I arrived at around 8 AM local time and am leaving tonight at 8P to take a "red eye" (if that's what they're called from Europe to Africa) to Kenya (I get in to Nairobi at 6AM).

I'm a little nervous about going through Nairobi - the agents in Boston were unable to check my luggage all the way through to Rwanda (although when I told the attendants in Amsterdam they were incredulous and said it was a simple process and should have been done... but they couldn't do b/c the luggage was sealed until geting to Kenya)anyhow struggling to recover my bags and maybe even having to go through customs then recheck them while making my connection should be an adventure :)

Really not much more to report - thank you again for all your well wishes and prayers, they do mean a lot to me.

best,
Ann