We are back in America. At one point, we thought we might stay in Kenya through December, but the baby brought us back to America. We are so glad to be here. An attempt to sum up the year would be a melodramatic failure. But before I left I said I had three goals: (1) …
You may remember a story I shared a couple months ago about a brave 12-year old girl that IJM represented. An edited version of the story was included in a Kenyan publication called Kweli Magazine. If you’d like to see the original story, you can read it here: The Story of a Little Girl.
As I’ve already gotten to share with some of you, the new set I wrote for a Kenyan audience went well; and I look forward to telling the story of how it all aired on [inter]national television! In the meantime, though, I still want to document the process of getting together that set — in …
I’ve probably mentioned before that I’m terrified of the roads here. In the next 10 years, car accidents will surpass malaria and AIDS as the number 1 killer in Africa. An aerial view of Nairobi, probably looks a lot like an ant hill after you kick it; except there aren’t any of those heroic …
Well, I’m back to blogging. My parents and in-laws were in town so I went on hiatus — partly because I was busy and partly because 50% of my readership was in Kenya (that’s not true: more people read this blog than any other website). If you don’t mind, I’ll just ease back into …
This week, John and Doug talk issues ranging from about plumbing problems in Kenya to the 150th birthday of the Civil War. A match made in heaven.
Our parents are in town so blogging is taking a backseat again. But, since they’re here, we’re doing some things we’ve put off for awhile. Turns out, the Museum in Kenya is a bit of a letdown. I did, however, learn some really important things: Did you know that there are some major differences between …
Generally, we only email our updates, but we have decided to post this one. So, if you’d like a direct update on our work and time here, you can click the link below and download our update (6MB, for those, like us, paying by the MB who want to know if it’s worth it). …
We’re havin’ a baby! After 5 years of being employed and insured in America, we decided to have a baby while we were unemployed, uninsured and living in Africa. Decided is not the right word, but we are very excited to announce the expected arrival of our baby as Nov. 1, 2011. By that time, …
You’re not supposed to judge your new culture in terms of better or worse, only different. But, that is pretty dumb. Here are some things that are just better or worse. For good measure, I’ll also throw in something that is “just different” and something that’s the same. WORSE: Television. It depends on what you …
