Blogs from Nakuru, Rift Valley Province, Kenya, Africa - page 2

I thought it was about time I wrote something about my work, seeing as its the reason I'm here. I've been mainly working in Top Baby class, which is children aged about 5-6yrs. most lessons the teacher will take and the kids will come to me to mark their work ango for help. it's the cutest thing whthe they get everything right and I write a 'good work' or ':)' on their work they go dancing around showing all their classmates with the biggest grins on their faces, one little boy George even has a little dance he does! haha. it can get very frustrating sometimes trying to explain to them what they've done wrong or the right answer, especially in lessons like social studies where we do things like matching the word to the picture ... read more

So much has happened in my first two weeks I'm Kenya I don't know where to start! I arrived in Nairobi exactly two weeks and one day ago now, to see just tent after tent on the tarmac for the international arrivals and immigration! There was a fire a few months ago that took out the arrivals terminal so that made for a bit of a shocking arrival. But I was met by Paul from Projects Abroad and taken with two other volunteers to a guest house in Nairobi with no problems at all. Throughout the night something like seven other volunteers arrived from various different countries and flights, it was great to be with so many other people who had just arrived to share all the new sights with and finally meet those I'd been ... read more

This isn’t a touristic Masai experience at all… but this is the circle of life where life and death is happening on a regular basis, and you have to struggle to survive… like Darwin said: “The strongest will survive” and this is how it goes in middle of the Savanna. The conception of “living” isn’t existing because you have to survive and taken wrong path could lead you to death. Living takes a lot of effort and you’ll understand that nothing is easy in middle of Savanna where wild animals are going on instincts and trying to survive as well. So it wouldn’t help to talk nicely and friendly, and get a compromise with a lion or an elephant in the middle of nowhere… you are just a small human being and a tasty bite for ... read more

Matatu- mini bus/ public transport here in Kenya... only way I can describe is like the clowns in a car trick. When it looks full people find space. The conductors elegantly and skillfully hope in and out, contort their bodies to fit around the doors, like skilled tube riders, and whilst on the move easily slide open the doors! Nuts but an experience.... that was half an hour away to town.... tomorrow one to Nairobi, I am told however they can't overcrowd those, small mercies! The older boys are back from school for Easter, yesterday Sammy took me on a bike ride- he had been back all of an hour before we cycled to the garage to see some of the boys working (the garage is part of Sure 24) then went off on an adventure ... read more

So the lovely Debs and Garry have been here for the last 2 weeks, Deborah has been here before, she then went home raised money and returned to build the boys a library... So 2 days ago we were at the lets decorate stage... YAY Chai (tea) on tap, paint brushes in hand we gleefully set about decorating as if it were a leisurely Sunday afternoon. I say we... Debs, Garry, Jamie and Grace had all started a day before however I was some what busy so unable to help. So I swanned up on Wednesday morning to paint the rays off the sunshine :) Such an amazing day and we got a lot done, 2nd coats needed but on with the floor paint :) 12 hours to dry painting at 6pm no problem... except the ... read more