Dad introduced us to the hospital staff on Monday as a "micro-team". Similar to micro loans, we were a small team who volunteered to do almost as much as a regular team to the hospital (which consists of about sixteen team members). Some people originally just thought we were visiting Dad and Sue- which would…
Time for Animals: Seen in Kenya Thus Far
Cows Goats Donkeys Chickens Cats Dik Diks Warthog Pigeon Elephant Tortoise Giraffe Colobus Monkey Baboon Gazelle Zebra Palm nut vulture Oryx Elephant dung Ant and termite hills Cape buffalo Water buck Vervet Monkey Gray headed kingfisher Guinea hens Young black Mamba (rare) Black Rhino (rare) Monitor Lizard (rare) Tawny eagle Hyrax Agama Lizard Yellow necked…
Time for Health: Uraa Deworming Clinics
I'm a sequential thinker. I like to know what the days have in store for me well in advance. Thus, I have planned our trip and projects in Kenya to a "T". And what I have discovered is...plans change and it'll be okay. For example, we planned to deworm one school while we were in…
Time to Build: Kenya House Days One-Three
By far, one of the most difficult and heart wrenching moments-and some of the best- have been while building a home for Musa and his family. They do have a mother, but she is not mentally healthy and or able to care for the family. At age 14, Musa (I have formerly referred to him…
Time to See: My View From The Van
The slowness of the internet and lack of wifi access has cut down my blogging immensely. I'm constantly keeping notes in my head about what we are doing, where we are going, and what we are experiencing. I could blog about many things and nothing less important than another. This time I will try to…
Time for Creatures: Elephants
One last blog for the day. I'm exhausted but am not sure when we will have wifi again. I think we will have internet at Dad and Sue's but Dad says it can be spotty. Sue asked what I might blog about tonight and I told her I have enough for more than five posts!…
Time for Chaos and Rest: First Night in Kenya
We arrived! Though still not sure what day it is, we have arrived and are staying in Nairobi. We arrived at the airport late last night. Tim and I stood in a very long and chaotic line to get our VISAs. We each knew we had to say we were coming as tourists, not to…
Time for a Stop: Amsterdam
The flight to Amsterdam was pleasant enough for a guy who has a hard time sitting still for long periods of time and a woman fearful of flying. We both watched movies, tv, and played some games. We each slept about 1 1/2 hours. They serve a heck of a lot of food- dinner, snacks,…
Time to Fly: Exhausted in Seattle
Between waking up early, saying goodbye to the zoo, walking a tour of two airports, and embarking on our first flight of nine (including the two for the safari), we are exhausted. Tim's napping beside me at SeaTac and I'm...well, I'm blogging! I'm terrified of flying but am excited about where we are going. So…
4 duffels packed (three with supplies for those in Kenya and one for us) Two carry on suitcases Two personal items Two passengers Two passports Travel time from place to place? 24 Hours. Here we go! Safely and running on time!
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