Author name: Laurel

The final day of the homestays brought many tears and mixed feelings, from relief to despair. After the group was back together, we had a good time cooking and celebrating a simpler version of Thanksgiving. We were all thrilled to head to Zanzibar especially for the sun and sand as it had gotten really rainy and cloudy in the […]

The weekend came at a great time for our group. Both those who chose to come to Kakamega for some group time and also those who chose to remain in the villages and take more time with their families. The group in town (which was 9 students) spent some time wandering the local markets which are stocked

Our group had a glorious weekend together, reconnecting, sharing stories, and enjoying some longed for spagetti dinners and time in town! We gathered in the Kakamega Forrest where we slept at the Bandas, proceeds from which support local forest ecology education for the schools in Kenya. We enjoyed some local dance and storytelling and hiked in the forest, while some

I visited all the students in their villages this week and can tell you that there is a lot of action! Students are teaching life skills, math, chemistry, biology and many more subjects…giving great relief to some overworked Kenyan teachers who are highly underpaid or not paid at all, and also bringing a lot of

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