Samburu National Reserve At first it seemed like spending 4 days at a lodge at a game reserve would get to be too long, but the stay at Samburu was probably the height of our trip so far.... sleeping to the sound of elephants breaking tree limbs to nibble the bark, dawn and dusk game [...]

Its a trade-off - we have Betty with us again (yay!) but probably no Internet service where we are going, to Samburu. Which would you take? We're happy =^!^= Will update when we can, kwaheri for now!

Some other sights to behold in this country of many faces: Bicycle taxis Kids that should be in school instead of hanging out with the mzungu Dignity and beauty Innovation Creativity And a sight burned into my memory but not photographed: Holocaust Memorial: A brick church, with makeshift pews of iron seats, piled with clothes [...]

We now know what the expression "from dust to dust" means. If humans got their start in Africa, they were probably a rather dusty lot. We are filthy filthy filthy with dust in every crevice we didn't even know we had. Lack of hot water (sometimes lack of water altogether) makes it a bit difficult [...]

...and 13 ways to make a kitchen garden If its Tuesday, this must be Rwanda, because Betty is working at her internship Tuesday through Thursday. So we hopped across Lake Victoria to Gashura, to see what Tim is up to with his class from WWU. Helping build a kitchen garden was the order of the [...]

Topic 1: Jobs for sale My amazingly UN-technologically advanced Techno phone keeps spitting out unsolicited text message job offers: "Food and beverage tutor diploma holder with experience" "Cook required. diploma holder with experience" "Field Officer required. Minimum diploma holder in social sciences,IT, or equivalent." "Catering instructor needed. Min.diploma/equivalent/years Exp in related field" So many jobs, [...]

When I was a kid and my father talked about going on sabbatical, I got the word all confused and thought he was talking about going on safari. Well, now I've done both, and understand that, by strict definition, they aren't the same thing. However I now also know that the true meaning of the [...]

. Market in Diani, by the Indian Ocean The young woman who is the henna lady in the village of Muembe, where our friends Hassan and Binti live. Siti has three children, and is single (her husband divorced her) but thankfully she has family to help. Local fishing boat in Kisiite Marine Preserve My favorite [...]