Heading into our teaching placement communities…
The students were welcomed by their homestay families and the heads of the schools with a wonderful lunch in Kakamega:
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Good news from Munjiti
We received news today from Laurel Barton, the program leader, about Munjiti, the village where the group spent their first 3 weeks. After seeing all the hard work that the group did to renovate one of the classrooms in the secondary school, the government has decided to financially support the renovation of 4 more classrooms!
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Rolling Back to San Luis
After only a 3-day week at our villages, we began our Mid-Program Break Wednesday night at Jenny’s cabana with pan de guagua (a traditional bread in the shape of babies in honor of Dia de los Defuctos – Day of the Dead), setting the tone for our long weekend of endless eating. The following morning
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First week in the teaching placements
Greetings! Based on the news coming out of Kenya these days, I’m sure that some friends and family may be worried about us, and I believe a few words of reassurance can go a long ways. We are in a very safe area of Kenya, and our group is all doing very well. What I most want to
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Together Again!
After successfully flagging down a taxi from Moraspungo to go to San Luis de Pambil, we arrived at our in-country contact leader’s house for a delicious, healthful dinner. We then spent a few hours chatting, catching up on our week’s escapades, and briefly resting before embarking on our 5 ½ hour, insane ranchera ride. To
