KENYA | Thursday, 28 Mar 2013 | Views [284]
Sunday was laundry day. I got away with not doing it last week, but as I was completely out of clothes, this weekend it was necessary. Laundry here is a definite chore, as everything has to be done by hand. Worst of all, I managed to get a stain on my ... Read more >
KENYA | Monday, 18 Mar 2013 | Views [288]
I have already been in Kenya for a month – it’s crazy! It feels like I have been here forever, while it simultaneously seems as if I arrived just last week. Today was Alex and Ashlyn’s last full day with us. I will be so sad when they ... Read more >
KENYA | Sunday, 17 Mar 2013 | Views [173]
I spent this morning at the orphanage school with the Class Twos. I was able to start my letter project today with the kids, which I have been really excited about! I started the kids out today reading some of the letters from Mrs. Pritz’s second ... Read more >
KENYA | Sunday, 17 Mar 2013 | Views [213]
This morning I went in and worked on the library and then met the girls in City Centre. We did some shopping at a couple dirt cheap souvenir shops located in a little hallway beneath the Hilton hotel. Then we all went to our first Kenyan football game! ... Read more >
KENYA | Sunday, 17 Mar 2013 | Views [194]
Today was my first full day teaching at the Light School. Since class 2 (2 nd grade) does not have a teacher, I stuck with them for the day. Surprisingly, the class is only made up of 7 students. This is the class that I plan on taking over for the ... Read more >
KENYA | Sunday, 17 Mar 2013 | Views [182]
Alex, Ashlyn, and I spent the entire day working in the library. We were able to get the project almost completed! I’ll go back in the morning to finish up some minute organizational details, but the big things are all set! We removed one bookcase, ... Read more >
KENYA | Sunday, 17 Mar 2013 | Views [144]
We were able to really sink our teeth into the library project today. Ashlyn, Alex, and I started the heavy-duty lifting and organization. We even removed one of the awful bookcases. The teachers were pretty excited, as they’ve moved it into the ... Read more >
KENYA | Wednesday, 13 Mar 2013 | Views [206]
In honor of Kelly’s birthday yesterday, the girls and I took her to Monkey Park. She doesn’t go out much, and Ashlyn has wanted to take her for a while. We all took the matatu in to Nairobi, where we caught another matatu to the city park.... Read more >
KENYA | Wednesday, 13 Mar 2013 | Views [340]
We woke up at 4 this morning to screaming, honking, and general cacophony. The election results were released early on Saturday morning. The girls and I had been planning to wake up and leave for the mountain at 5, but based on the state the city was ... Read more >
KENYA | Wednesday, 13 Mar 2013 | Views [393]
As the election results still have yet to be released, and likely won’t be until Monday, my host mother and I agreed that it was safe for me to travel to Naivasha to hike Mt. Longonot. The mountain….. . Naivasha is about an hour and a half ... Read more >
KENYA | Wednesday, 13 Mar 2013 | Views [148]
We all rebelled and left the house today. Counting the votes has been taking days – they’re all counted by hand. The four of us went to the disabilities school and just hung out with the kids. Although they’re all boarders, they have, ... Read more >
KENYA | Wednesday, 13 Mar 2013 | Views [154]
The girls and I just stayed in and watched movies today due to the ongoing election. We were hoping the results would be out, but luckily we stocked up on movies last week. With Pitch Perfect and Footloose both available, I’m sure Grace can’... Read more >
KENYA | Wednesday, 6 Mar 2013 | Views [191]
Today the girls and I took a matatu to the mzungu mall for the day. We were permitted to leave the house because votes are still in the process of being counted. By tomorrow, however, the results should be released, making it very unsafe to be ... Read more >
KENYA | Wednesday, 6 Mar 2013 | Views [253]
Polling began today for the Kenyan presidential election. Due to the violence that broke out as a result of elections 5 years ago, N.V.S. is authorizing that all volunteers stay in their homes and not venture out to their placements. The girls and I ... Read more >
KENYA | Wednesday, 6 Mar 2013 | Views [149]
My first Sunday in Rongai, I decided to go hang out with the kid at the orphanage. I meant to work in the library a little bit, but it was very hot, and I took the opportunity to play with the kids instead. We played some football, which was really fun.... Read more >
KENYA | Wednesday, 6 Mar 2013 | Views [200]
Although volunteers are supposed to have weekends off, there isn’t a whole lot to do within walking distance in Rongai. It’s possible to take a matatu – the minibuses that serve as public transit throughout the country – to the ... Read more >
KENYA | Wednesday, 6 Mar 2013 | Views [164]
Since aid wasn’t as necessary at the orphanage, today I went to the Special Needs School nearby. It was absolutely beautiful. It was in a nicer area of Rongai, and is the biggest and most beautiful house I have as yet seen in Kenya. A few of the ... Read more >
KENYA | Wednesday, 6 Mar 2013 | Views [188]
This morning I went with some fellow volunteers to the school/orphanage where I intend to spend my time for the next month. Having not seen an orphanage yet, it was very different from what I was expecting. In fact, it was almost the same as Damside ... Read more >
KENYA | Saturday, 2 Mar 2013 | Views [331]
Day 15: Rongai
This morning I moved out to my new placement in Rongai. It is a smaller “city” about 45 minutes outside of Nairobi. I was under the impression that it was more of a rural area than it turned out to be, but it’s alright.... Read more >
KENYA | Thursday, 28 Feb 2013 | Views [314]
This weekend I went on safari. It was absolutely incredible! We drove from Nairobi to the famed Maasai Mara National Reserve. There we stayed at a hotel that consisted of fancy outfitted tents, complete with a bathroom and running water. The evening ... Read more >
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