Blogs from Kisumu, Nyanza Province, Kenya, Africa - page 4

Well that crappy mosquito net. Im basically living on prayers against Malaria as the net is only minimal help and as its the dry season and their are less Mosquitos almost too much of a pain to even bother using. I have a couple ichy bites... Outside of planting the trees which I only do during the morning and evening, I spend most of my time reading. I should get involved with the kids, but I can't, by principle it feels like men in NZ have been demonised in their involvement with kids, so although I could probably do some good, I have refused to get involved with them. On principle I would rather read.... read more

The girls, the girls being the teachers and tailors so the 20-26ish yearolds who work at the centre, play netball... with a soccer ball... and wooden posts that arnt straight... on a court with stones and thorns and dying grass. But now at least they know that Mizongus can jump! Mizongu is what they call white people, not sure what it really means, maybe best I didn't ask. Netball was way fun though, course with my natural resistance to cardiovascular activities I was now to be stiff and sore for the next two days. I met Pauline who was the main teacher there. She like Eddy was a lovely person, makes me a bit sad thinking back now about them. They and a number of others were all wonderful people, but their lives were hard. You ... read more

WoW. Talk about being sent out in the whops! I am slightly panicey with regards to what have I gotten myself iinto. Now I didnt realise this when I signed up but Bondo is like an all day bus trip out of Nairobi leaving at about 9am. The road seems to remain tar seal for most of the trip, that being the 7 hours from Nairobi to Kisumu. The final couple hours, maybe 2 from Kisumu to Bondo is tar seal, then it kind of disappears to dirt road, for the last half hour-ish. All I was thinking was if this guy Eddy was not waiting for me in Bondo like he was supposed to, I would be stuffed. I usually feel a bit uneasy, being the only white person even in major cities, you kind ... read more

Here are some more pics of Luoland, courtesy of my friend Vincent. I'm afraid that he's a much better photographer than I am. ... read more

The front desk told me that I should come down in the morning and they would "arrange something" for me in terms of having a shower. I had left a request for a 7:00 am wake-up call. They were pretty close. The phone rang at 6:00 am to ensure that I was up. I stumbled down to the front desk with my "Bill Murray" morning hair, showering apparatus in hand. They told me to go back to my room and they would call me as soon as their "special arrangement" was ready. I trudged back up to my bar room, shower equipment in tow. At 7:00 am they called me again to tell me they were ready for me (hmmm, I think I could have slept until 7:00 am in the first place....). I slothed ... read more