Category Archives: Kenyan Blog

Today we’d like to share a story about a teacher, her son, and Reddit: Once upon a time, not too long ago, there was a schoolteacher who didn’t want anything else but to teach. She had a job in Kibera, … Continue reading →

Today we had an appointment at the BRC, but first we had to find Andrew’s wallet. Fortunately, we were pretty sure that it was in the house and not stolen, or was it? The last place we remembered seeing it … Continue reading →

Today, we got Rick-Rolled. It was on the bus back home from Ngong Town, after an exceptionally long day out. We (Daniel included) were sitting in the back and serving as the bus’ free entertainment by singing along to all … Continue reading →

Today we took our joint weights in food to a boys’ rehabilitation centre near Kibera, Kenya. Over 180kgs of maize flour, beans and kale were taken from a market in Kibera all the way to its outskirts to the boys, … Continue reading →

Today we divided and conquered. While Andrew went to the city council with Dan to obtain that elusive approval to enter the BRC, Marzieh found herself scouring the fabric markets to buy her weight in terrycloth (after Andrew asked, this … Continue reading →

Today ended how it started. With a conversation about exactly what we are doing, how we intend on doing it, and checking if we are all on the same page. This morning Dan headed to the city council to see … Continue reading →

Habari fellow Mamzungu! Today we have a grand total of one picture for you, but oh-boy was it an interesting day. Since everyone was busy and we didn’t feel like sitting around for an extra day or just spend the … Continue reading →

Habari! So today we started on a not-so-great and highly frustrating note: we realised that we still cannot go to the market alone and that Daniel cannot take us either. Furthermore, the lady that was supposed to take us in … Continue reading →

Mzungus and Bruce Lees cannot roam markets, most of Nairobi, and Kibera alone. Instead, we had to frantically try and find escorts. After having given Daniel a call in the morning to see if he had time to take us … Continue reading →