I think that it's fair to say that Heather has really embraced Kenya, especially when it comes to her looks. The past two weeks have been a transformation as Heather looks more and more African-chic. Let the photos tell the story...
Tag: kibera
Mexican Invasion!
Fernanda On Monday I brought three visitors to Jamii - Carmen, Fernanda and Sonia - volunteers from Mexico who were in town for Safari. It was so much fun to have them there, and the kids loved learning new Spanish songs and dances. It was also nice to be able to share my project with [...]
Kibera Medical Camp
Maurice, mentioned in the previous post, arrived on Friday with two volunteers from the US to set up a two day medical camp at the Jamii School in Kibera to serve the community. I had the pleasure of working the first day of the medical camp, and we were joined, also, by a doctor and [...]
More on Jamii
Colorful school walls, painted by former volunteers The more time I spend at my current project, Jamii Children's Centre in Kibera, the more I'm impressed by the whole thing. First of all, the school in Kibera is part of a much larger project, Jamii International Outreach Ministries. JIOM is headed up by Maurice Kinyanjui and [...]
New Beginnings
Meet my new friend, Sharon. I spent most of the morning helping Sharon and her friend Sharon (no, you're not cross-eyed) learn their numbers: moja, mbili, tatu, nne, tano, sita, saba, nane, tisa, kumi! I finally got to meet the wonderful children at Jamii Children's Centre - my new project! What adorable kids and what [...]
Africa: TBD
The week before I left Chicago, I had all of the girls who will be joining me in Kenya over for one final meeting. I passed out "Survival Guides" on which I listed a couple of things to remember when traveling in Africa: Be flexible. Don't have expectations. Don't make plans. Well, the teacher is [...]
A Bittersweet Reunion
It's taken a couple of days for me to muster the energy to post about my return to Bethel Outreach School in Kibera (aka, Mama Mary's) a couple of days ago. As I'm sure you can tell from the title, it wasn't at all the kind of homecoming that I had planned or hoped for. [...]
Jenn Winter 