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Wed, 24 Apr 2013 | By cfleisch10 | Views [344]
Today was unofficially the first day of Easter break. Due to this, classes in the morning were even shoddier than normal. Kels and I sort of taught for about an hour, but we had no idea what was going on and whether we were even supposed to be teaching ... Read more >
Wed, 24 Apr 2013 | By cfleisch10 | Views [550]
After teaching today, Kelsey and I went to Bomas. I needed to check in with St. Lawrence about scheduling for classes and make reservations for Mombasa and she needed to upload a bunch of pictures. We had a very nice afternoon for ourselves. I was really ... Read more >
Wed, 24 Apr 2013 | By cfleisch10 | Views [369]
Being my third week in Rongai, I am really getting my routine down. It is so good to feel confident in my schedule and what I am doing; it allows me to plan ahead for my lessons as well. Hopefully the brief period of consistency that I hope I am providing ... Read more >
Fri, 19 Apr 2013 | By kyu | Views [334] | Scholarship Entry
The following is a short story of my once-in-a-lifetime experience to Kenya. Despite being the cheapest trip I have ever traveled, it is also the most amazing. I was one of the chosen few under my company’s charity program to promote education. The selection ... Read more >
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Fri, 19 Apr 2013 | By travelholic | Views [300] | Comments [1] | Scholarship Entry
One night, my friend & I have decided to hit the road in the direction of the coastal city of Mombasa, 8 hours by bus, or 13 hours by train, locals say the reason behind the 5 hours delay is that sometimes animal herds cross the railways, hence trains ... Read more >
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Fri, 19 Apr 2013 | By phaedra | Views [830] | Scholarship Entry
“Nadala, Nadala, come, come!!!!” shouted the Maasai kids, running towards me full of excitement. A few seconds later they were dragging me out of the boma, the circular thick thorn fence surrounding the mud hut village at the outskirts of Amboseli National ... Read more >
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Thu, 18 Apr 2013 | By wanderments | Views [253] | Scholarship Entry
Kibera is probably the biggest slum in Africa – it is home to an estimated million who live in appalling conditions – facing poverty, HIV and other diseases, unsanitary living conditions, unemployment, and social issues such as violence and drug and alcohol ... Read more >
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Thu, 18 Apr 2013 | By camerondick | Views [407] | Scholarship Entry
I watched the sun set from the matatu van as it raced along on the road to Kendu Bay. It was the season of the long rains, and the exhausted storm lingered behind us on the shores of Lake Victoria. The clouds had reached their pinnacle in the late afternoon ... Read more >
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Thu, 11 Apr 2013 | By cwtravel | Views [238] | Scholarship Entry
A Brief Encounter You ask how I earned my millions? It’s funny. I remember the old man extremely happy that we had been of help and insisted that we have lunch with him. We sloshed up the wet, cultivated slope to the village behind the Catholic church ... Read more >
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Tue, 9 Apr 2013 | By jacquelim | Photo Gallery
A Taste of Nairobi
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Tue, 9 Apr 2013 | By jacquelim | Views [349] | Scholarship Entry
I closed my eyes for a moment. I could only hear footsteps towards me. “Can I ask for some water?”, I immediately opened my eyes and a baby bottle was handed to me by a beautiful African woman around mid-thirties dressed in a very colorful garment or ... Read more >
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Tue, 2 Apr 2013 | By findme | Views [332] | Scholarship Entry
There must have been 2000 people on the subway that summer evening. Some lost in thought, others chatting while most just incessantly stared at their phone screens.I spotted an old woman struggling to tighten grip on the central bar for support. She ... Read more >
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Thu, 28 Mar 2013 | By debtly | Views [370] | Scholarship Entry
The Safari van rattled along as eyes darted from right to left, alert for African wildlife. Not mine, though. I sat contently gazing out the window, admiring the golden grasses that stretched across the infinite plains. A bump in the road slammed my head ... Read more >
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Thu, 28 Mar 2013 | By cfleisch10 | Views [334]
For the first time today I worked with students above Class 5. From now until I leave, I will be taking Class 8 English, Class 6 English, and Class 5 Science, as well as my usual combination of Classes 1 – 3. At first, I was very worried about ... Read more >
Thu, 28 Mar 2013 | By cfleisch10 | Views [331]
Kelsey and I went into Nairobi today. I had every intention of meeting up with my friend Michelle and going to the National Museum, where some of the earliest hominid remains are located, including the Leakey’s “Lucy.” I have been waiting ... Read more >
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