Hello Everyone, It has taken me over a week to download all of the images. Thank you for your patience. This is an unedited version of the photos, and there are close to 3500 of them. If it gets a little boring, please feel free to skim through them a little quicker. <http://share.shutterfly.com/action/welcome?sid=0CYtHDJu1ZMW1L> <http://share.shutterfly.com/action/welcome?sid=0CYtHDJu1ZMW1a> <http://share.shutterfly.com/action/welcome?sid=0CYtHDJu1ZMW1p> <http://share.shutterfly.com/action/welcome?sid=0CYtHDJu1ZMW14> <http://share.shutterfly.com/action/wel [View Full Entry]

---

---

The Prodigal Son Returns... Well, it was a bit of a round about trip but I finally made it home last night about 7:00pm - 26 hours late and none too soon to start work Saturday morning. I will catch up on sleep for a few days and then will do most of my responses to emails, etc, after that (I have over 500 emails to wade through...). It has been a pleasure to travel with you all! :-) Todd [View Full Entry]

---

---

Destination......Hounslow, England...? I am supposed to be home to Edmonton, landing at around 5:20pm on Thursday. Instead, I am sitting in an Internet cafe in Hounslow, England. How did that happen you ask? Well, my flight on Kenya Airways was cancelled so they had to bus me back into Nairobi where they put me up at the Laico Regency Hotel. It was pretty swanky, with all meals included and transport back to the airport in the morning. Afetr a very late supper, and a very early breakfast, I was back at the airport checking in again. [View Full Entry]

---

---

My Journey Comes to a Close It is my last day here. I am up early, feeling rested, but a little scratch in the back fo the throat still. However, it seems to be getting better so I am not too cnocerned. A nice breakfast, and I re-pack my bags for the trip home. I have a full backpack of empty space so I am going to do a little shopping today to bring back items for our future silent auctions. If I have time, I may also walk over to the Nairobi national Museum. I haven't had a chance to [View Full Entry]

---

---

Hi Everyone, There was an error in a small part of our blog system and I was only now alerted to it. It seems that there were about 20 email addresses that were "stuck" int he sytem and those individuals did not get "subscribed" to our service and were not receiving the regular posts I have been making. My sincerest apologies for this. If you have been receiving posts then please disregard this. However, if you haev received nothing then this will be your first notice and you can go to the site and read all of the posts that [View Full Entry]

---

---

One More Day of Hard Work I slept in this morning. I needed it, so I skipped breakfast and stayed in bed until 10:30 am. More cmoputer work, a little bt of a lunch, and I am off for more meetings. I meet with Rahul first and we finish up our bills and accounts, as well as discuss a few last minute final arrangement for our volunteer program. Next, I am off to see Rajinger again, along with Azim, our lawyer in Nairobi. I had some last questions for clarification on some of our work together and he was able to [View Full Entry]

---

---

The Saga Continues I am up again early today. I met with Rahul in the morning, as well as his father Rajinder Kapila. Rahul is our Land Operator in Kenya and books all of our ground items like hotels, vans, etc. He is very savvy, extremely knowledgeable, and very concerned about making everything work well for us including security. Rajinder, his father, is a semi-retired lawyer in Nairobi with a 50 year reputation in practice. We are using his firm and he has some very good lawyers who are now working for us in making sure our requirements for working in [View Full Entry]

---

---

A Long day of Productive Meetings There is not much to talk about today other than that I had a some meetings of which I will spare you some of the details. I worked all morning finishing my micro-finance proposal and printing out several copies. It is 10 pages long and is a good start. After lunch I have a meeting with John Amendi and his group. We have been associates of theirs for many years now and have decided to discuss with them the possibility of implementing the micro-finance program in Kenya. The meeting goes very well and we see [View Full Entry]

---

---

This is a Day of Lasts, for Heather We're up early again and head down to breakfast. This is a day of lasts, for Heather. She flies out tonight so this is her last breakfast in Africa, her last hotel room, her last view of the Kenyan landscape, and her last goodbyes. We realize that Jennifer is probably now in Amsterdam as she left last night from Nairobi. The ride back to Nairobi from Embu seemed long, although the highway was quite smooth. I have been developing a unique new model in my head of how to implement an interest-free [View Full Entry]

---

---

We Finally Get to Meet Heather's Foster Child - Caroline We were up early, at 6:00 am, and ready for a 7:00 am breakfast. The food did not really seem that appealing and we dined on croissants, black coffee and some eggs. Our driver, Danison, and the representative for Plan Canada (Agnes), arrived at 7:30am to brief us o our itinerary for the day. Agnes was an interesting person - short, round, and full of compassion for the children that she worked with. She carefully explained the protocols required in meeting with a Plan-sponsored child, and it was very clear [View Full Entry]

---

---