6 June 2007 When you finally decide to handwash your children’s socks and underwear in Kenya– a decision you come to because the laundry service at the guest house will wash everything But underclothes, and because your children’s supply of clean underclothes is growing Increasingly Small– be advised that you should do so Sooner than […]
Read moreJFK International Airport, New York We’ve been traveling for thirty-three hours now, having left the Maasai Mara at ten-thirty Kenyan time yesterday to journey to Nairobi, and then to begin our long trip home. At this point, exhaustion and patience compete with one another. The layover here is six hours; some of our team ventured […]
Read moreWe spent the day with the children of Amani Children’s Home. It was a beautiful day, and of course I will write about it soon. But the internet cafe is about to close, and others want to use this machine, so I will say good-night for now. Tomorrow we leave Tanzania and return to Nairobi […]
Read moreWe wake to the alarm clock– borrowed, because we forgot ours. And then it’s your typical morning: maybe a shower, getting dressed, and heading out the door to our dining room, where we sit with other members of the team at tables of various sizes, enjoying the buffet that Alice sets out for us. The […]
Read moreMusmark, Nairobi, June 3, 2007 We tuck the children in to their twin beds: three in the one room. They are tired. They are always tired these days. We say prayers; we kiss them. We lower the mosquito nets. There is one for every bed, suspended by a hoop that hangs from the ceiling. I […]
Read moreNairobi, June 2-11 The guest house where we are staying is just past the bend on a private street. It is a beautiful old house, a relic of England’s colonial stay here in Kenya: gabled and tiled roof, mullioned windows, gardens blooming and old trees bending over the lawn.The yard itself is framed with very […]
Read moreWeaving Tuesday, June 05, 2007 We had our choice today at Beacon of Hope. We could work with the children; we could work in the clinic; we could work with the women who weave.Beacon has always meant “weaving” to me. That was the first thing I knew of Beacon of Hope: women infected and affected […]
Read moreAll Week, Musmark Guest House, Nairobi Pour bottled water over the toothbrush. Add toothpaste. Brush. Spit. Rinse toothbrush and mouth with more bottled water. Brush again. Spit again. Rinse toothbrush with tap water, mouth with bottled water, place toothbrush in cup on sink. The toothbrush will dry in the open air. This, and the length […]
Read moreWe’ve only just recently heard the news of the bomb blast in city center in Nairobi this morning. We were leaving the city at the time of the blast, wondering about all the traffic…. Perhaps this morning’s incident added to the congestion. In case you are concerned, we are now in Tanzania. We spent the […]
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