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Kibera 2009: June 2009
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Monday, June 22, 2009. I have been reading Wangari Maathai's (WM's) biography, and it reinforces some of the ideas I've been reading in Michela Wrong's book, as well as the book about the Mau Mau rebellion. Here are two really good videos from PBS that provide an introduction to WM and her Green Belt Movement. Posted by Mr. G. Tuesday, June 16, 2009. Leaving for DC (then Kenya) in two weeks. should we take the train? Here are some of my reflections. From that trip, which broadened my world view and helpe...
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Kibera 2009: Leaving for DC (then Kenya) in two weeks... should we take the train?
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Tuesday, June 16, 2009. Leaving for DC (then Kenya) in two weeks. should we take the train? A native of Kibera, Kenya. Our group will consist of 13 students and four adults. Plus our drivers. Plus two interns. From Washington, DC, and two from Kenya, who will be working with the computer labs we help set up. Three years ago, I traveled on a similarly exciting voyage to Ethiopia with a group of 13 adults and 17 students from a collection of DC-area schools - both public and private. We will be in Nairobi ...
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... and good in everything.: April 2012
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And good in everything. Tuesday, April 3, 2012. Http:/ www.indiegogo.com/joshkenya. Hello friends and family! I have launched the fundraising site above to raise money for my trip. If you are able, please consider making a donation. Monday, April 2, 2012. A real new year. After Christmas I went headlong into training for my first half marathon. In February I attended the American Choral Director's Association Eastern Division Conference in Providence, RI with my new friend Brigette. I will stay for six d...
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... and good in everything.: July 2012
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And good in everything. Thursday, July 26, 2012. Kenya: some final thoughts. There are some things I wanted to write about before I forget:. Obsessive cleanliness at malls and public places. I still don't quite understand this. When I walked down Ngong road from Shalom House to Junction Mall, there would be litter everywhere. Program is all the more ingenious. Be clean again). The dichotomy between dirty and clean was so strange and hard to understand. Being mistaken for a missionary 3 times in an hour.
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Day Thirteen: Happy Birthdays, Tearful Farewells, Songs and Babies! | Kenya 2012: Service, Learning, Adventure
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Kenya 2012: Service, Learning, Adventure. Support Children of Kibera Foundation. Day Thirteen: Happy Birthdays, Tearful Farewells, Songs and Babies! July 13, 2012. It was a cold morning as we drove into Kibera for our last day of volunteering at the Red Rose School (check out their blog at http:/ redrosechildren.blogspot.com. This slideshow requires JavaScript. Inspired acappella version of Journey’s Don’t Stop Believin. Gifts were presented to Ms. Coste and our two chaperones. Then came the ...That sums...