We all need a little good news these days. This happy story emerged from a message we received on Facebook a few weeks ago. Bernard Mutulili Kioko was 12 years old and in 7th grade when a Global Routes group visited his community in Kenya in 2001. Nearly 20 years later, we were delighted to […]
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A reflection by Alison Sever: I first met Herman in 2008, during my Global Routes teaching internship in Tanzania. I was assigned to Nkoarisambu, a very small, dusty ward near the end of the road that drives straight up the 15,000 ft. volcano, Mt. Meru. I was 18 years old, fresh out of high school,
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“Seeing lions devour a wildebeest,” “Experiencing Masai culture,” “Trying new foods and learning some words in Swahili and Luhya,” “The warm community welcome in Shisango,” “Seeing the effect of a finished classroom on the community.” These and many other highlights from our students in the Kenya programs inspired me to take my own trip to
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We just spoke with Laurel. The group stayed up late last night soaking up the final moments together in Zanzibar. Many students are ready to head home but there were also tearful goodbyes, the group has grown very close over the past few months! Laurel is now at the airport in Nairobi with the students
This last blog from East Africa comes to you via a recent conversation with the leader Laurel. The group is too busy having fun to get to the Internet! Zanzibar has been spectacular. It’s very diverse. There are so many different nationalities and so many influences of food, dress, culture, and language. We had a
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