November 15th 2009  Africa » Kenya » Western Province » Bungoma
I've traveled somewhere every weekend since I've been here so I thought it was about time to relax a little bit and stay close to "home." =) Yesterday I came into town and met up with a teacher I ... [full story]

November 10th 2009  Africa » Kenya » Western Province » Kakamega
Hello everyone! i first want to say how much i LOVE reading the comments everyone has left. it seriously makes my day. also, i don't think i have thanked everyone at SSMS yet for all of your wonderful ... [full story]

October 26th 2009  Africa » Kenya » Western Province » Bungoma
This past weekend was so fun! All of the volunteers on the farm traveled to Kisumu, which is right on Lake Victoria. I think there were about 10 of us. Traveling there was quite interesting. It to ... [full story]

October 23rd 2009  Africa » Kenya » Western Province » Bungoma
Habare!?! (Greetings, how are you you) What an amazing week I have had so far! I've done so much it honestly feels like I must have already been here for like a month. well...i will try to begin ... [full story]

September 29th 2009  Africa » Kenya » Western Province » Kakamega
Hello again from Kenya, It’s now Day 23 here and time is flying by! I am beginning to feel more at home here at Kakamega. Getting to know the area better, the people better etc. I feel more c ... 21 photos [full story]

September 23rd 2009  Africa » Kenya » Western Province
It was an early rise and arrival at the school so we could decorate and get everything ready. We were there just after 7, and most of the kids were already there!!! We had been told that people woul ... [full story]

September 23rd 2009  Africa » Kenya » Western Province
Charles met us at our hotel at 8 (well actually it was 8:15 - it’s African time you know) so we could take a matatu to the nearest town, Busia, for a few things. I was excited to ride in one of ... [full story]

September 23rd 2009  Africa » Kenya » Western Province
Hi everyone, I apologize once again for not being able to post my entries in a timely manner. I'm sure you'll all hear the little side stories about my issues with computers, but on the more importan ... [full story]

September 17th 2009  Africa » Kenya » Western Province
**NOTE: I've posted several entries today, don't start with this one, start with "Another Travel Day" and work towards this one ** We got to spend a couple hours with the kids before we headed o ... [full story]

September 17th 2009  Africa » Kenya » Western Province
Today we spent at the school. Heather and I slept in a bit, but got there by about 10ish. It was already getting warm by this time. We’d planned to assemble all the bunkbeds, but we didn&rsqu ... [full story]