 | Upendo
2006-07-23, Muranga, Kenya. By: melpessin | | Hello there,
So on our last night in Nairobi we went out to a bar/resturant with the two girls from london and the lady we are staying with (who turns out to be 26). We met her 'almost' boyfri... |
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 | Upendo Children's HOme
2006-07-23, Murang'a, Kenya. By: lauren743 | | WE arrived at Upendo Children's home in Muranga. IT is about 21/2 hours from the town of muranga combined walking at mini bus. THere are thirty girls at the home age from 4-13 Live is much differen... |
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| Nairobi
2006-07-14, Nairobi, Kenya. By: melpessin | | Jambo,
Me and Lauren arrived in Nairobi yesterday morning and it has been pretty dull since then. We are staying with a lady and her two sisters who are friends with the director of the program.... |
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| We've Arrived
2006-07-14, Nairobi, Kenya. By: lauren743 | | We arrived in Nairobi yesterday. We are staying with three sisters in an apartment in Nairobi. There are two other girls staying in the apartment from Britan. Today we took the bus in the city, qui... |
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 | 3 Mug Free Days
2005-06-15, Nairobi, Kenya. By: frankieboy | | Getting into Kenya was surprisingly easy. I had to purchase my visa at the airport so I was expecting some delays but it was all done within 2 minutes. Nairobi has a very bad reputation and is called ... |
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 | Catching up-date
2006-06-08, Mbita, Kenya. By: sloughj1 | | Hey guys..The moment I've been waiting for...The opportunity to write again and let you know what’s up. I am in Ghana now and have been for about 5 days. It is a major blessing to be here! The plac... |
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 | Hungry Hippos!
2006-05-03, Mbita, Kenya. By: sloughj1 | | Got a little time guys, so here is what has been happening. We left South Africa on the 26th and arrived in Nairobi, Kenya in the afternoon. As soon as we left the airport we could see Zebras in the... |
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 | Bumpy roads...
2006-05-03, Mbita, Kenya. By: aw80africa | | Well, sorry we haven't written in a while but we haven't had the interent. But to give you a short update on the last week we had in Mozambique we had an anonymous person donate our team about $US 300... |
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 | Package tourisum updated
2005-12-24, Mombasa, Kenya. By: the_goose | | Hello All,
I hope everyone is well and let me take this opprtunity to wish one and all a happy Xmas and New year. For me its all a bit strange since right now it out 30 degrees outside and after w... |
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| Close close yet so far!!!!
2005-12-09, Nairobi, Kenya. By: the_goose | | Hey Y'all
My first entry on my online travel journel. I'm sure you are all waiting to hear some great stories on the hardship and shock i am experiences on adjusting to life here in africa. Unfort... |
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 | Out of Africa
2005-09-02, Nairobi, Kenya. By: carnivore | | On the 12 journey across eastern Uganda and into Kenya, I rewound my entire trip and played it back in my spent mind. Its been a helluva ride. I know I’ll be back on this sacred soil one day but that... |
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 | Quotes
2005-08-12, Nairobi, Kenya. By: brooksyo | | The end is finally here....
I think that I would like to first put the funniest quotes from the people on the trip, then when I get back home I'll say something about this trip. I need the plane rid... |
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 | Almost done
2005-08-10, Njoro, Kenya. By: brooksyo | | Yesterday I did my presentation. I think that I did a good job. I wasn't nervous. They want to use my presentation in a community meeting to show the community the amount of contamination that are ... |
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 | So soon
2005-08-08, Njoro, Kenya. By: brooksyo | | I can't believe that I've been here almost 10 weeks. It doesn't feel like it. I really don't want to go back home. I'm starting to become adjusted to this culture and the place. I really like it h... |
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| Just thinking
2005-08-04, Njoro, Kenya. By: brooksyo | | The trip is winding down. Everything is starting to get more busy around campus. The people who are working, but have a month off are taking classes on campus for a degree. They're mostly older, so... |
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| Funny Sayings
2005-08-01, Njoro, Kenya. By: brooksyo | | Kenyans say the darnest things when they talk in English. Here are my favorite:
1. "Fine" in response to Hello.
2. "I take chicken" when wanting to say what they want to eat.
3. "Full stop" inst... |
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| Yesterday's News
2005-07-30, Njoro, Kenya. By: brooksyo | | Yesterday I went with my lab technician and her kindergarten class to Lake Nakuru National Park. She owns a nusery/kindergarten school. I had so much fun with them. We spent the whole day there. T... |
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 | Moi University
2005-07-27, Eldoret, Kenya. By: brooksyo | | Today I went to Moi University. It was fun to get to see another school and see how it compares to Egerton. The food was also a plus. Moi is definitely better than Egerton, though it's in the stick... |
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| The little kids
2005-07-26, Njoro, Kenya. By: brooksyo | | Whenever I walk on campus, little kids that are in kindergarten and nursery school also walk home and to school. The kids never walk with their parents. They're always alone. Whenever the kids see ... |
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 | News!!
2005-07-25, Njoro, Kenya. By: brooksyo | | So, the weekend was pretty boring. That's how it is sometimes. The students here are finishing their last week of exams. (They have two weeks of exams.)
It hasn't been raining for the past two da... |
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| MORE rain
2005-07-21, Njoro, Kenya. By: brooksyo | | So today was the fifth day that it rained....It's like a monsoon...Well, no because it's not that much rain.
I'm almost done with the project. Tuesday will hopefully be my last day in the lab. Th... |
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 | Today's update
2005-07-20, Njoro, Kenya. By: brooksyo | | So the groud breaking news today:
1. It rained for the 4th day in a row.
2. I saw a herd of cows cross through campus to the otherside of the school. I think that the cows were from the other E... |
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| Rainy Days
2005-07-20, Njoro, Kenya. By: brooksyo | | Today it RAINED. It was so cold, too. I even put on two shirts. I think the Kenyan wheather is starting to affect me. 65F used to be warm, now that's FREEZING.
Today, I went to my lab today a... |
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 | Menengai Crater
2005-07-16, Nakuru, Kenya. By: brooksyo | | Today we went to the Menengai Crater and Nakuru. It was a lot of fun. The view from the crater was like a scene from the Lion King. It was so amazing. I'll have to post more of the pictures when I... |
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 | This is the weekend
2005-07-15, Njoro, Kenya. By: brooksyo | | Today was the start of the weekend for me. The power was out in Njoro, so we decided to go to the nearest largest city, Nakuru. We went to the supermarket, a resturant and a few street vendors. It ... |
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