 | We have arrived!!!
2007-06-04, Mombasa, Kenya. By: becochris | | Well we started off yesterday and made it to nairobi...Our international flight turned out ok and then we arrived in nairobi where we got a quick sleep at a hotel and also had some breakfast before ca... |
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 | Live from Kenya
2007-05-12, Homa Bay, Kenya. By: saradekker | | Homa Bay, Kenya
Communication is not always reliable. We arrived in Homa Bay under a cloud of rain and confusion. Ben and Dorothy, our contacts didn't hesitate to do everything they could and mor... |
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 | Testing
2007-05-18, Nairobi, Kenya. By: hnmenk | | We're now a couple of days under 1 month mark to go until we take off for Kenya, Tanzania & Uganda. This is not specifically a trip that I've always dreamed about - but it is the type of adventure th... |
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| Day Two: New Years in Nairobbery!
2007-01-01, Nairobi, Kenya. By: baniebear | | We are given a guided walk by our receptionist, and cross the road into the "dark side" of Nairobi: Down Town. Beggers. Hip-hop Hey Lady! boys in baggy pants sprawled from colourful vans with ghetto b... |
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| To be continued...
2007-01-01, Nairobi, Kenya. By: baniebear | | Day One: Nairobi
We've been told Nairobi is really Nairobbery, so understandably we are a little petrified to arrive and meet each other at our hotel.
Clare arrives at 3.30pm, and braves "downto... |
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| Safari and eating MEAT
2006-08-14, Masai Mara, Kenya. By: catmo79 | | Safari was AMAZING! One of the best experiences of my whole life! I was giddy in the morning before we left because I couldn't wait to see the animals! It was the time of the wildebeast migration so t... |
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| Walking to Kenya/Jaga's Child Home
2006-08-11, Nakuru, Kenya. By: catmo79 | | It's been almost a week now since I've had time to write, so hopefully I can remember what I've been up to. Friday we walked to Kenya! We really did! At the border crossing you actually have to walk a... |
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 | Africa is SOLID
2006-12-04, Nairobi, Kenya. By: motherland | | Hey Gang,
So far Africa has exceeded all of my expectations!! I arrived last thursday and have been really busy with all of these wedding ceremonies. Plus the internet really sucks here, so I hav... |
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 | Journal #2
2006-10-17, Nairobi, Kenya. By: ctraveller | | “To satisfy our wanderlust”
It was time to depart from Egypt and head into Kenya. This became blatantly apparent after spending some two hours trying to negotiate for plane tickets in a downtown ... |
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 | its over :-(
2006-10-17, Nairobi, Kenya. By: melpessin | | I can't believe its already over!
I left Upendo yesterday and I leave Kenya tomorrow. But I've really enjoyed my time here and have had a lot of fun. Im just sad that its over after looking forwa... |
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| suicide by hippo
2006-09-14, Nairobi, Kenya. By: melpessin | | well that was a whirlwind of a week.
first off i'd like to thank the lovely Linda Seidenstein and Renee and Jeff Pessin for their donation that will allow for the building of shelves in the Upendo... |
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| nikwega (im learning gikuyu)
2006-09-08, Nairobi, Kenya. By: melpessin | | I've been in Murang'a since my last entry, so instead of updating you on my latest travels ill stick to Upendo in this journal...for the most part.
but first i want to say how great it is that im he... |
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| everyone should kuja hoppa: part 1
2006-08-30, Murang'a, Kenya. By: melpessin | | whoa a lot has happened since i last wrote only a few weeks ago.
but first of all the volunteers her are considering setting up a sponsorship program so that the older girls will be able to go to... |
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| one month down
2006-08-19, Ngong, Kenya. By: melpessin | | Wow, i am not good at this whole journal thing. oh well.
so where did i leave off?
Since the girls are out of school until september we've beent trying to do things to keep them occupied. two ... |
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 | LAST DAY
2006-08-15, Nairobi, Kenya. By: lauren743 | | It's my last day in Kenya. Last Friday I said goodbye to everyone at Upendo. I was sad to leave the girls but happy to come home, a mixed emotions day. On Friday me and Melanie and another voluntee... |
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| ahhhhhhhhh
2006-08-08, nairobi, Kenya. By: melpessin | | so this is the thrid time ive written a journal. both of the others have been amazingly interesting. but both times when i went to post it the connection crashed. so after three weeks of trying hope... |
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| Safari
2006-08-08, Nairobi, Kenya. By: lauren743 | | WE JUST GOT BAck from safari sawe all sorts of aniniumals (even a zebra about to give birth). THIS keyboard is very hard to type with so I am not going to write muhc. Back to Murang'a today, bike rid... |
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| WHERE TO SEND STUFF FOR ORPHANAGE
2006-08-08, Nairobi, Kenya. By: lauren743 | | Upendo Children's rehabilitation CENtre
P.O. BOx 55650-00200
Nairobi, Kenya
TEl:254-2-7120324/0722-524242/0733-788396
Fax:254-2-7120325
email: gikai-afric@wananchi.com
[url]www.upendo-ch... |
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