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Sun, 4 Nov 2012 | By marciechiwi | Views [446]
So Thursday started nice and early thanks to an over-enthusiastic rooster at the back of the house (we’re planning a safari to hunt it very soon). After a baby-wipe shower it was breakfast time, which was toast and eggs, very western. We were to ... Read more >
Fri, 17 Aug 2012 | By jilljahns | Views [612]
Thursday 6/7
The boys did not return today, which is fine. Today was the
first day Meshack and I went to schools to administer the water and sanitation
surveys. I spoke with the teacher and Meshack with the students. All in all, I
think it ... Read more >
Tags: public health, reproductive health, sanitation, schools, survey, walking, water
Fri, 17 Aug 2012 | By jilljahns | Views [437]
Wednesday 6/6
Today Mark and Alphonce left for Kisumu to buy some stuff for
the community center project Mark is working on. So I was sort of left on my
own, but it ended up being really awesome. So I spent essentially my entire day
today ... Read more >
Tags: first day, meeting new people, nursery school, rusinga island, teacher
Fri, 17 Aug 2012 | By jilljahns | Views [722]
Tuesday 6/5 So yesterday's entry was done in the morning, and since then SO MUCH has happened!! First
we must go back to Monday. Monday I met with the nurse, Magdalene, to try and
find a place for me in the clinic. Unfortunately, they really don’t ... Read more >
Tags: clinic, kenya, public health, rusinga island, safety, sanitation, schools, water, water pumps
Fri, 17 Aug 2012 | By jilljahns | Views [561]
Monday 6/4
Happy Anniversary Mom and Dad! These past few days have been
quite busy for days off. On Saturday Mark and I went with Adam to Mbita, which
is the closest town to us. We took a piki piki (or motorbike), which was an
experience.... Read more >
Tags: children, hippo, island, rusinga island, town, village
Thu, 9 Aug 2012 | By jilljahns | Views [916]
Saturday 6/2
Last night I experienced my first rainstorm, which scared me
to death. The roof is made of tin, so even a drizzle is deafening. I woke in
the middle of the night and thought the roof was going to crash on me. I could
have sworn ... Read more >
Tags: animals, funeral, rainstorm, transportation
Thu, 9 Aug 2012 | By jilljahns | Views [679]
Friday 6/1
So I’ve been here what? 48 hours? And now I am an actual
member of the Trust. Not just a volunteer. I have taken on a coordinating role with
the child sponsorship program run by RIT. It is a big undertaking, but I am
really excited ... Read more >
Tags: child sponsorship, kenya, school
Thu, 9 Aug 2012 | By jilljahns | Views [659]
Thursday 5/31
So last night was my first night on Rusinga. I was asleep by
9 pm and awake y 3:30 am. The same thing happened last night in Nairobi, so I’m
guessing it is the jetlag. Luckily I have not been tired in the least, but I do
hope ... Read more >
Tags: first day, initial observations, island, kenya, rusinga
Thu, 9 Aug 2012 | By jilljahns | Views [561]
So as you obviously noticed I have not uploaded anything from my trip. Sorry about that, truly. But I DID write in a journal over there, and now I am uploading those entries one at a time so you can read them if you so choose! I hope you do. I had an ... Read more >
Mon, 6 Aug 2012 | By jamie_candice | Views [720] | Comments [1]
We've been on the road for a month and a bit. So far we've been to some amazing places. We started in Kenya where we met up with Mitch and Sianne and had our first night camping. Wasn'tu a very good nights sleep little hard to get used with only airline ... Read more >
Fri, 29 Jun 2012 | By calandevp4p | Views [1619] | Comments [1]
Hello friends family and loyal followers! Edit: New Video Posted on how Asian and "Western" countries are pursuing their interests in Kenya through aid allocation! Check it out: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=sXRcJKdqrRw&... Read more >
Mon, 18 Jun 2012 | By calandevp4p | Views [1101] | Video
Hopefully by the time you are reading this we will have posted our fourth video- hip hip hooray! Check it out on the LVP4P youtube channel! Chris, a former street boy, shared with us his opinions on Kisumu's street boy programs. http:... Read more >
Wed, 13 Jun 2012 | By calandevp4p | Views [950]
So we have successfully uploaded Video #2 (AKA our first full video of interviews)- Hurrah! If you haven't seen it yet, please check it out and spread it around: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=NffQ_pti2W0&feature=plcp . Our hearts ... Read more >
Sat, 9 Jun 2012 | By calandevp4p | Views [1031] | Comments [3]
Hello hello hello! We are currently in Kisumu, Kenya. We moved here several days ago, north from Homa Bay maybe 3 hours or so. We have successfully completed our first official week of interviews, and have completed our first video for the project.... Read more >
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