October 14th was our last day at Jamii School in Kibera and Tami and I decided to celebrate by breaking out the last of the face paint. As I mentioned in a previous post, face paint is always a good idea! It was a fun day in Kibera - the recent outbreak of chicken pox [...]
Category: travel
Gifts for Good
Since this was my second time in Kenya, I didn't want to come home with lots of little souvenirs for friends and family - hundreds of dollars and Maasai beads, mass produced wood carvings, copied paintings and the like. Instead, I decided to support community projects by purchasing gifts from hardworking Kenyan women. I was [...]
Playing Catch Up
Before I say anything else, let me first report that I am home. It's a perfect fall day in Chicago - the Bears are winning, the sun is shinning and the leaves are all of the colors that I love. Throwing the tennis ball for Essie this morning, I thought about how lucky I am [...]
Details To Come…
Okay friends, I had big plans of big posts today but I'm finding myself a little short of time, so here's the Cliff's Notes version: Medical camp at Mbaruku IDP was a success yesterday! Have lots to post about this one, complete with photos, and will do so once I'm back home. Katie Gotaas has [...]
67 Little Artists!
Today at Jamii was so fun! Tami and I came prepared with two art projects for the kids - colorful dinosaurs for the Nursery and Pre-Unit classes and google eyes to use in drawings for the Baby Class. These little kids sit in their desks all day (um, in Kindergarten I played on the playground [...]
Happy Life Children’s Home
Yesterday I went with Irene to visit Happy Life Children's Home in Nairobi where three VICDA volunteers are working. What an impressive project! The children are well fed, well cared for and seem truly happy. The orphanage has a high adoption rate to both Kenyans and internationally and it was touching to read about some [...]
The Literary Side of Safari Jenn
If you know me at all, you know that I always have a book with me. I was once compared to Rory from Gilmore Girls for this fact alone - I am a total Book Worm. This is okay with me, there are worse things to be and, it turns out, being an avid reader [...]
Only At Corner
I've written about my Kenyan family, but rarely about my Kenyan neighborhood: Dagoretti Corner. I currently reside in Cu Cu's house (pronounced Sho Sho and Kikuyu for grandmother) with Bridget, her cousin Mercy and any other female volunteers who stop on through. George and male volunteers (there are none now, how I miss the 2006 [...]
Jenn Winter 