Destination: Kenya

The longest (and most awesome) way to get to Mombasa

Sat, 19 Dec 2009 | By christina_wallace | Views [1043]

Hello, dear readers!  I am writing from my hotel room in Mombasa, a lovely, air-conditioned closet of a room with the most wonderful, fulfilling, amazing shower on the planet.  But I am getting ahead of myself. Last I wrote, I was schvitzing in a ... Read more >

Tags: indian food, mombasa, nairobi, stinky, trains, travel friends

water & electricity...a luxury? uganda?

Fri, 18 Dec 2009 | By kena | Views [1066]

id never considered candlelight as anything other than an added romantic substance or a relaxing vibe for a massage session. but for the last month ive realized theres no luxury in 8boys and 2 girls crowded around a candle to read a book and eat your ... Read more >

Tags: poverty, simplicity, swahili, uganda

Nairobi is hot (and other obvious comments)

Fri, 18 Dec 2009 | By christina_wallace | Views [1057]

Hello, dear friends!  I have made it to Nairobi and am simultaneously relieved (my bag made it too!) and on the brink of falling apart.  It turns out that two red-eye flights back-to-back is a terrible idea and I haven't really slept now in nearly three ... Read more >

Tags: kenya, planes, stinky, trains

Photos: Mombasa

Wed, 16 Dec 2009 | By beth_king | Photo Gallery

Mombasa

Wed, 16 Dec 2009 | By beth_king | Views [775]

Last Thursday after the long-awaited end to my working day arrived, I bounced home in the 118 matatu to grab my things; I was going to Mombasa for the weekend! After meeting the other interns at the bus stop, we clambered aboard for our overnight trip ... Read more >

Photos: Working at AMHF

Thu, 10 Dec 2009 | By beth_king | Photo Gallery

Photos: Everyday Life

Thu, 10 Dec 2009 | By beth_king | Photo Gallery

Everyday Life

Thu, 10 Dec 2009 | By beth_king | Views [1357]

So I was thinking, there are all the fun adventures that you have when you are travelling, but what about the mundane, the everyday? The things that become so much habit you don't even think to mention them when people ask you about your experiences? ... Read more >

Photos: Bands, Museum, MoFaya & Church on Sunday

Tue, 8 Dec 2009 | By beth_king | Photo Gallery

Photos: Mathare

Mon, 7 Dec 2009 | By beth_king | Photo Gallery

Mathare

Mon, 7 Dec 2009 | By beth_king | Views [1235] | Comments [1]

Last Thursday 4 Dec I accompanied a friend Michaela to the closing day for the school where she has been teaching for the past three months, located in the Mathare slum. Mathare - slightly smaller than Kibera but still home to over 500,000 people - is ... Read more >

Kenya

Sun, 6 Dec 2009 | By yozoratadehara | Views [349]

I will be going to Kenya to study the Ecology of East African Raptors Dec - Jan 2010.

Maureen- ein ja oder nein für ihre Zukunft?

Thu, 3 Dec 2009 | By whereislinda | Views [444]

Hallo an alle! Maureen ist 9 Jahre alt und eine Cousine von unserer Sekretärin Sheila.    Maureen ist ein sehr intelligentes Kind, ist immer Klassenbeste. Maureen    kommt von hier und da sie so klug ist, wurde sie ... Read more >

Tags: afrika, backpacker, backpacking, kakamega, kenia, mago, praktikum, regenwald

Photos: Tanzania: Zanzibar!

Wed, 2 Dec 2009 | By beth_king | Photo Gallery

Tanzania: Zanzibar!

Wed, 2 Dec 2009 | By beth_king | Views [1015] | Comments [1]

It started with a mad scramble, a flustered, exhausted sprint through the early morning Nairobi streets, pack swinging on my back, arms flailing, my host mother Victoria calling out as she ran behind me. A not entirely unusual (for Nairobi) string ... Read more >