Tag: Africa
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Things you think about when lost in Maasai Mara
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Day 1 at Nkenijii School
Meeting the kids on Day 1 (Monday, July 14) was like a scene in a movie. Upon arrival, our vans were greeted by several hundred Maasai kids ranging in age from three to approximately seventeen, most of them wearing purple school sweaters and singing welcome songs. Welcome jenniferlkeene’s video on Instagram After a brief assembly,…
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New glasses, old Maasai couple
These two stopped into our makeshift clinic at Nkenijii School for glasses. Their photo is one of my favorites. Maasai elders sepia canvas print by JenniferKeene Find more Photo Canvas Prints at Zazzle
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Things that are hard to explain to a Kenyan teenager
Skyscrapers The subway A dog as a pet versus one who herds cows, goats and sheep A dog wearing a coat made for a dog I was trying to find a picture of snow to show them. Why I have pictures of food in my phone Being childless and husbandless Not living with my parents…
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Hello from Nairobi
After a twelve hour flight from JFK to Dubai and then another 4.5 hour flight from there to Nairobi, we made it safely to Kenya. The flights were much easier than anticipated, thanks to lots of entertainment options and good food (and wine) from Emirates. I watched three movies (Inside Llewyn Davis, Catching Fire…
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So far, so good (and Emirates Air is terrific)
We are approximately 4000 miles into the trip, 56k feet above Hungary. There are a little less than five hours to go until we arrive at our initial destination, Dubai. Emirates as an airline has impressed thus far. The amount of information we can access from our seat back consoles continues to blow my mind.…
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I’m looking forward to…
Meeting Maasai school children Visiting the Sheldrick Wildlife Trust – elephants! Several safaris including one at night This is just for starters.
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