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Fri, 17 Aug 2012 | By jilljahns | Views [506]
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 [844]
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 [644]
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 [1001]
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 [798]
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 [725]
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 [669]
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 [803] | 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 [1717] | 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 [1192] | 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 [1021]
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 [1157] | 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 >
Sat, 2 Jun 2012 | By calandevp4p | Views [866] | Comments [3]
Hello friends and family and other loyal supporters! Cal and Evan here with our first blog posting. We are currently in Homa Bay, Kenya, and saw the waters of Lake Victoria for the first time yesterday! It was very exciting, yet also kind of painful ... Read more >
Sun, 27 May 2012 | By jilljahns | Views [703]
Hello All! If you are reading this, you are most likely a family member or friend, and know about me and my trip. In case you do not, hi I'm Jill Jahns and I will be spending 7 weeks off the Kenyan coast of Lake Victoria, on Rusinga Island. I am fortunate ... Read more >
Fri, 17 Feb 2012 | By kena | Views [1041] | Comments [3]
With Christmas and New years out of the way, it was time for me to buckle down and complete projects...i sewed more African utility belts than i ever had before and sold over 200usd worth even selling 5 in one day. one girl had even sought me out ... Read more >
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