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Monthly Archives: January 2012
Kenya Blog: Day Fourteen
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
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Kenya Blog: Day Thirteen
Habari! Today we surprised the BRC. After a quick stop at the Women’s empowerment centre, and concluding that the bears looked great and needed only minor changes to look perfect, we met up with Dan. He had someone with him: … Continue reading
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Kenya Blog: Day Twelve
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
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Kenya Blog: Day Eleven
Today was an easy day: We woke up late (09.00) knowing that our first appointment simply wasn’t time bound. We needed to head into Nairobi to pick up some stuffing, head back to the women’s empowerment centre to check how … Continue reading
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Kenya Blog: Day Ten
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
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Kenya Blog: Day Nine
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
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Kenya Blog: Day Eight
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
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Kenya Blog: Day Six
“Africans have the time. White men have the watches.” And so began our morning with Mama Rose explaining that Rose would be a little late to pick us up – but we didn’t care. We were finally going to go … Continue reading
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Kenya Blog: Day Five
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
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Kenya Blog: Day Four
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
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