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Our Triumphant Ascent of Mt. Elgon
After climbing over 6000 ft in 2 days, we all reached the moorland summit of Mt. Elgon! The hike up was amazing, beginning in banana farms, coffee plantations, and ascending to jungle then strange moorland with Dr. Seuss-esque bushes, fragrant wildflowers, and mist rising out of the 2.4 million year old crater. The weather was kind to us as
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Final days in Munjiti
After successful completion of a beautiful new classroom, we finished hand-building 12 shiny new desks. Then our final celebration brought many new experiences, such as performing a traditional Luhya dance for the whole community with the students of Munjiti. Then the gift giving began…chickens were given to Laurel and Kate and Sam, and our local
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Life continues in the village of Munjiti!
We just finished a full week of work on the classroom and teaching practice. As of today, the classroom renovations have been finished and painted. This is in part due to the wonderful work ethic of the interns and also to the incredible involvement from the community. All of the masons and construction workers helping
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East Africa Interns Arrive in Munjiti
Our arrival in Munjiti was momentous, while our GR leader has seen three welcome parades in Africa, this one took the cake! Our bus was met by every single student from the Munjiti community, many dressed in traditional dance regalia, face paint and accompanied by excellent drummers. The parade led us into the school compound
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