- Spiritual Time Hike up Daraja Mountain
- Heard Anastacia’s (Form 3) story during the hike)
- Developed excel format for applications on the iPad’s/iPod’s with Chris
Sunday, July 8, 2012
July 8: Spiritual Time
Saturday, July 7, 2012
July 7: Visit to Nanyuki
- Visit Nanyuki- Matumba (2nd hand store owned by a British woman who houses disabled Kenyan’s who produce crafts out of secondhand material),
- Lily Pond (Owned by a British woman, who brings art into the Kenyan community, holds art events for the students in the area)
- Lunch at the Eatery
- Dessert at Dorman’s
- Shopping at the Nakumatt
- Bean sorting with the girls
- Made me think about how happy these girls are to be at Daraja (singing songs, laughing, talking with one another)
- Compared in my head their lives and outlook on life versus kids in the U.S.
- We take things for granted like the beans that come washed and sorted that we buy for $1.00 at the store
- Dinner entertainment- dancing to music
Friday, July 6, 2012
July 6: Ol Pajeta Conservancy Safari Day!!
Today we were able to visit Ol Pajeta Conservancy and we were so lucky to see so many amazing animals in their natural habitat. Thanks so much to our amazing guides Eliud, James, and Lucy from Odyssey Safari!
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| With our guide to see Baraka |
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| Baraka the rhino |
Thursday, July 5, 2012
July 5: Shadow a Student (Rose Robe) Day!
- See Notes
- Class 1: Math (Jackson)
- Class 2 (2 periods): Chemistry (Mercy)
- Class 3: English (James)
- Class 4: CRE-Christian Religion Education (Mwambura)
- Class 5 (2 periods): Swahili (James)
- Class 6: History (No teacher)
- Free time
- Dinner
- Class meeting
Wednesday, July 4, 2012
July 4: Arrival at Daraja
- Arrival at Daraja (4+ hour drive)
- Lunch Orientation with Andy (Volunteer Coordinator)
- Campus tour by Anastacia (Form 3) and Juliet (Form 1)
- Dinner Ice Breaker game (Beat Guess & 2 Truth’s & A Lie, then Daraja taught us the Concentration game)
Tuesday, July 3, 2012
July 3: KISA schools in Soweto, Lunch at Java House, Feed the Giraffes
- (Lorna Waddington: Biology (18 year old teacher who will be attending medical school next year, teaching was very chalk and talk, repetition of facts) )
- (St. Mathew’s High School: English teacher (very political and outspoken, but very encouraging and persistent, students were able to provide background, thought, and content to their answers))
- (See notes)
- Lunch at the Java House
- Giraffe Observatory
Monday, July 2, 2012
July 2: First day out in Nairobi
The day started out by a delicious breakfast at the Heron Hotel which consisted of a choice of chapatti (similar to a tortilla), plantains, beans, meat, samosas, cereal, fresh papaya, oranges, pineapple, and fresh juices.
We then began our day by driving to a view point of the biggest slum village not just in Nairobi, but in Kenya called Kibera. Kibera houses approximately “2.5 million slum dwellers in about 200 settlements in Nairobi representing 60% of the Nairobi population, occupying just 6% of the land. Kibera houses almost 1 Million of these people. Kibera is the biggest slum in Africa and one of the biggest in the world. The average size of shack in this area is 12ft x 12ft built with mud walls, screened with concrete, a corrugated tin roof, dirt or concrete floor. The cost is about Ksh 700 per Month (£6). These shacks often house up to 8 or more, many sleeping on the floor” (http://www.kibera.org.uk/Facts.html). It was very interesting to see residents walking in and out of the area from our viewpoint, which was located on a top of a hill along a major roadway.
We then traveled to a more developed area of Nairobi and were able to get a sense of what their “downtown” area is like. Many of the government building and ministry buildings are all located on the same streets in the city with surrounding businesses and high-rise buildings. It was definitely a contrast to be able to see the slum village and the more developed area of Nairobi.
After our city tour, we visited a local mall in Nairobi. We stopped at the mall for lunch at the Art Cafe as well as to stock up on food and other supplies at the Nakumatt, which can be compared to our local Walmart in the United States. The mall was more on the high-end side compared to other shopping areas we saw in Nairobi.
We then visited the Nairobi National Museum. “Nairobi National Museum is located at the Museum Hill, approximately 10 minutes drive from the Nairobi city centre accessible both by public and private means. Built in 1929, this is the flagship museum for the National Museums of Kenya, housing celebrated collections of Kenya's History, Nature, Culture and Contemporary Art. The Museum aims to interpret Kenya's rich heritage and offers a one stop for visitors to sample the country's rich heritage both for education and leisure. In addition to the museum, visitors are treated to a variety of shopping and dining facilities, as well as botanical gardens that offer a serene environment” (http://www.museums.or.ke/content/blogcategory/11/17/).
After our city tour, we returned to the hotel to rest for a few hours, then headed out for dinner. A group of us traveled to the city and had traditional Kenyan food for the first time. I ordered githeri, which was a mixture of beans, maize (corn/hominy), vegetables and chapatti, which was delicious! Today really introduced us to the lifestyle of the Kenyan people and brought light to the culture of Kenya. I am looking forward to our following days in Nairobi as well as in Daraja.
We then began our day by driving to a view point of the biggest slum village not just in Nairobi, but in Kenya called Kibera. Kibera houses approximately “2.5 million slum dwellers in about 200 settlements in Nairobi representing 60% of the Nairobi population, occupying just 6% of the land. Kibera houses almost 1 Million of these people. Kibera is the biggest slum in Africa and one of the biggest in the world. The average size of shack in this area is 12ft x 12ft built with mud walls, screened with concrete, a corrugated tin roof, dirt or concrete floor. The cost is about Ksh 700 per Month (£6). These shacks often house up to 8 or more, many sleeping on the floor” (http://www.kibera.org.uk/Facts.html). It was very interesting to see residents walking in and out of the area from our viewpoint, which was located on a top of a hill along a major roadway.
We then traveled to a more developed area of Nairobi and were able to get a sense of what their “downtown” area is like. Many of the government building and ministry buildings are all located on the same streets in the city with surrounding businesses and high-rise buildings. It was definitely a contrast to be able to see the slum village and the more developed area of Nairobi.
After our city tour, we visited a local mall in Nairobi. We stopped at the mall for lunch at the Art Cafe as well as to stock up on food and other supplies at the Nakumatt, which can be compared to our local Walmart in the United States. The mall was more on the high-end side compared to other shopping areas we saw in Nairobi.
We then visited the Nairobi National Museum. “Nairobi National Museum is located at the Museum Hill, approximately 10 minutes drive from the Nairobi city centre accessible both by public and private means. Built in 1929, this is the flagship museum for the National Museums of Kenya, housing celebrated collections of Kenya's History, Nature, Culture and Contemporary Art. The Museum aims to interpret Kenya's rich heritage and offers a one stop for visitors to sample the country's rich heritage both for education and leisure. In addition to the museum, visitors are treated to a variety of shopping and dining facilities, as well as botanical gardens that offer a serene environment” (http://www.museums.or.ke/content/blogcategory/11/17/).
After our city tour, we returned to the hotel to rest for a few hours, then headed out for dinner. A group of us traveled to the city and had traditional Kenyan food for the first time. I ordered githeri, which was a mixture of beans, maize (corn/hominy), vegetables and chapatti, which was delicious! Today really introduced us to the lifestyle of the Kenyan people and brought light to the culture of Kenya. I am looking forward to our following days in Nairobi as well as in Daraja.
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