Tag: Steven
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Day 5 at Nkenijii School
In case you missed previous posts: Day 1, Day 2, Day 3 and Day 4. Our final day at Nkenijii Primary School has been the toughest for me to write about. You can probably tell given that I’m just now posting three weeks after returning from Kenya. I felt a sense of finality as soon as I woke…
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Day 3 at Nkenijii School
Day 1 and Day 2 stories I started my third day at Nkenijii Primary School in a new way: I spent part of the morning photographing medical procedures in the makeshift clinic. Hand and head washing stations Two repeat volunteers in our group, Cathy and Maureen, are nurses. Each year they take over a classroom…
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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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Steven, meet my family
I taught my buddy Steven about my family. Fourteen year-old Steven was my Nkenijii School buddy for the week. Here he names my family members after wanting to see their pictures. Later I’ll tell you about meeting Steven’s family. And his love of sports. View fullsize Steven
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Gifts for Steven
Google Maps told me the walk would be 0.9 miles. The humidity was rising, but a mile isn’t so far. Plus I had just eaten a chocolate muffin from St. Balmain, justifying the indulgence by noting that there would be zero chocolate muffins in Kenya. Once I passed the McCarren Park pool, the walk started sucking. This part of Greenpoint…
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