Destination: Kenya
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Revered by many anthropologists as the 'cradle of humanity', Kenya is wild and a little dangerous. If you're adventurous - and sensible - it promises the globe's most magnificent wildlife parks, unsullied beaches, thriving coral reefs, memorable mountainscapes and ancient Swahili cities.
The Swahili word safari (literally, journey) wouldn't mean much to most people if it wasn't for this East African adventure land. No matter how many Tarzan movies you've seen, nothing will prepare you for the annual mass migration of wildebeests in the Masai Mara.
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Fri, 6 Nov 2009 | By evanchartier | Views [20]
So I got up early today and took the matatu from Nakuru to Naivasha Kenya looking forward to seeing the Hells Gate National Park. After walking around a bit and finding the entrance, the admission fee is 25 USD per day, plus 500 KSH (8USD) to camp and ... Read more >
Fri, 6 Nov 2009 | By evanchartier | Views [23]
So after getting the visa for Kenya I headed with my new hustler friend to change money (73 KSH for 1USD, 5.5KSH for 1 Birr) and find the truck which will take me into Kenya. Paid 2000 KSH (about 29 USD) to sit in the cabin of the truck from Moyale to ... Read more >
Tue, 20 Oct 2009 | By kena | Views [83] | Comments [7]
great news, the coordinators husband came into town to visit and asked a simple question: how are things going, i usually check in to see what ideas, or proposals volunteers have? should i tell him this huge concept id though of for hours on end ... Read more >
Tags: land, organic
Sun, 4 Oct 2009 | By africa2009 | Views [81]

Z trudem udalo mi sie przekonac Nino, zebysmy nie lecieli do Tajlandii. Kiedy juz bylismy w Kenii okazalo sie, ze uratowalo nam to zycie, bo w tym samym czasie Tajlandie uderzylo tsunami. Bylo to w grudniu 2004. Nawet mi sie nie snilo, ze nie bedzie ... Read more >
Sat, 3 Oct 2009 | By kena | Views [75] | Comments [1]
so the big news...if the tides work out correctly i will be having land in kunya village. the idea: purchase 2acres of land (1acre=600usd), use the land to grow food sustainably through permaculture design and deliver the food to the mama na dad group ... Read more >
Tags: farm, grants, help, jobs, future, travel
Sat, 3 Oct 2009 | By kena | Views [56]
karibu all! loads to tell ya, tuesday was fatastic. i went into the fields to work with the guardians. most had no shoes, one woman had only 1 of shoe, they were all in skirts. i showed up in pants and boots...a little overdressed id say. anyway they ... Read more >
Tags: farm, land, seeds, food, kids, children, love, inspiration, poverty
Sun, 27 Sep 2009 | By kena | Views [81] | Comments [1]
jambo, i bring smiles from the kids and families here. thank you to all of you who are trying to help support the people here. sounds like i have many friends at the lorax, the t family, the eugene family, and blood family who are working so hard to ... Read more >
Tags: food, maize, beans, kiddos, love, peace
Mon, 14 Sep 2009 | By kena | Views [91] | Comments [2]
nango beautiful humans, here i am in kunya village, my first destination. many of you know that 2 years ago i had a vision that upon arriving in africa i would recieve a name. the first night i got to the village, grandmother, the wise woman of the village ... Read more >
Tags: kids, love, mama, africa
Mon, 31 Aug 2009 | By kena | Views [130] | Comments [7]

lets talk insanity....lets talk realistic insanity. isn't it
insane that each day in America people sit down to a cup of coffee
which was brought to them by the hands of costarican farmers, they then only halfway finish the cup because we know ... Read more >
Tags: peace, trip, unity, love, africa, child
Sat, 15 Aug 2009 | By kena | Views [171] | Comments [5]

here is more info about where my first two months in africa will be spent. here is a link that will take you to their website for more information, video, and photos. http://mamanadada.org/index.html
Background of Mama na Dada Africa
Mama ... Read more >
Tags: kenya, mama na dad, kunya village, empowerment, hiv, aids
Fri, 31 Jul 2009 | By ivan_miral | Views [112] | Comments [1]

Maybe the biggest problem with traveling to thirteen countries in fourteen months is that things happen so fast and furiously that you sometimes barely get a moment to get any of it down on paper. Since we left the KAASO school in Uganda, we spent a ... Read more >
Thu, 30 Jul 2009 | By kiara19 | Views [94]

Hey
everyone,
Long
long time since I've spoken to most of you and really missing you
all!! I've been a very busy girl the past few weeks and haven't
really had access to the internet so it's been hard to keep in
contact. ... Read more >
Tue, 30 Jun 2009 | By kiara19 | Views [159] | Comments [1]

Hi
all,
Well
I've had an exciting weekend and a great week in total. Sara and I
had our last day at the orphanage on Friday. Sara is leaving to go
back to NY and I'm transferring to another home stay so I can
volunteer with ... Read more >
Wed, 24 Jun 2009 | By kiara19 | Views [222] | Comments [1]

Hey
mum,
This
video was made especially for you by the kids from the orphanage –
trust me it took some persistence and patience to capture this lol.
Hope, Brian, Joyce, Allan, Njoki, Diana and I all wish Mama Georgie a
happy ... Read more >
Mon, 22 Jun 2009 | By kiara19 | Views [208] | Comments [1]

Hey
everyone,
Sorry
I haven't been in touch much lately, have been really busy exploring
Africa and working with our beautiful kids at the orphanage. Got back
this morning from our three day safari in Masai Mara which is a
national ... Read more >
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