Posts Tagged: Kenya
Monday, Dec.3, 2012 in Kenya
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Oh I bought 2 bottles at the duty free and put them in my carry on... at 12:35am we flew from Nairobi to Brussels (8 hours) where I went to Air Canada to connect to Montreal the AC ticket lady said the booze could not go in my carry on though Brussels Airlines had let me do do... sooo after much …
Sunday, Dec.2, 2012 in Kenya
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As usual nothing is usual.... On 3 driver Elliot and I visited a true Masai vullage- kinda like going back a few thousand years- the women build the huts, carry the wood and water, the boys tend the animals and the men seem to talk. Their huts are cow dung HUTS and sometimed elephants and lions …
Sunday, Dec.2, 2012 in Kenya
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this is a half blog? Up at 6am went for a coffee and met Lynn Gross from Oregon who lived on 39th ave D in Brooklyn and Maureen and I lived not far aray. She is traveling alone for a month- nice lady. • At 6:30am went for last safari for 2 hours Lions (mating) Giraffe and others • Will not …
Saturday, Dec.1, 2012 in Kenya
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Oh last nite I asked the desk manager to join me for dinner she isJune and is so nice allowing me comp. use and use of her own laptop to download pics- anyway, she is Kenyan, married to a Masai, has two boys and is very pleasant. And the Dining room was crowded with 100% whites except for the … read more »
Kenya Donations Summary
Posted by on Sunday, December 2, 2012 in - leave a comment
You (we) bought: • 44 mattresses another donor is buying the thick macintosh mattr. covers (protects from bed wetting) • 8 macintosh mattress covers • 600 jeans • 300 belts • 300 shirts • 500 underwear • 300 sweaters • 300 T shirts • we shared expenses on clothing with Lisa … read more »
Friday, Nov.30, 2012 in Kenya
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At 4 am a rooster woke me at 4am IN NAIROBI and again at 5pm! Then up at 6am Marek made eggs and sausage for bfast very good. At 7am sharp the Safari driver Elliot arrived so said thanks to Marek and drove almost 6 hours to safari at Masai Mara. My lodge is SOPA VERY plush. We ate …
Thursday, Nov.27, 2012 in Kenya
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Went to St Claires and walked and treated the girld for the last time.... I lined all 27 up in a row and hugged and kissed them tears. Then packed and gave the old laptop to a friend he loved it! said goodbyes to all Linus fred Sarah teachers,,, • Marek picked me up at 2:30pm but we …
Wednesday, Nov.28, 2012 in Kenya
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don't think I told you this but about 2 or so weeks ago, I was lying bed reading under the mosq net and I saw something kinda large and blackish in the netting so I kinda grabbed at it and squeesed it and it was soft and yucky maybe a frog or a spider but when I felt it squeasy I leT go and it …
Tuesday, Nov.27, 2012 in Kenya
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add another memorable day to the list. up early and ate 2 eggs then took the bball over to the new court shot hoops for a bit and later got an estimate of $7000 for making a a cement court -- way too much so the boys will have to use the dirt as best they can. • Then at 8am I went to see the …
Monday, Nov.26, 2012 in Kenya
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another day. Had 2 eggs great start. • After a few delays we distributed clothes-jeans, sweaters, undies, belts, sandals and later for shirts-- to high school grades 9 10, 11 and grades 8 and 7. Was told by our security that with 40% of the boys going someplace for December ( 30 day) break, they …