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Kisii
Travel Blogs from Kisii, Kenya
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Chickens with no heads
... similar Luo names but most also have a christian name too. Okay... enough babble... I'm gonna try and post a couple of photos. Tomorrow I'm heading back to Nairobi to meet with my friends Erin and Nicole and to Climb Mt. Kenya. Until later... ...
Just call me Mzungo
... real name, but christened me Shona Awore - which is a name given to those born at midnight by the luo. In this area of Kenya it is the Luo tribe, so the language is predominantly Luo, not KiSwahili. We are learning much of the customs and beliefs of ...
Finally... some photos are up
A quick note to say I've put up a few photos in the photo albums of a few previous entries! Take a look! Cheers and love, ...
Life in Rongo
... am here while it is taking place. it sounds as if the event has been thought provoking and inspirational. Being here in rural Kenya, the stigma and lack of voice for those with HIV in particular those with disability rings very true. We had the ...
Arrived in Kenya!
... head. In the morning we headed to Rongo were I will be staying for the next 6 weeks. Now the roads in Kenya are interesting. About 12 years ago the new Kenya President decided he would no longer have maintenance for the roads....and since ...
Masai Mara - day 3
Day 3 started with a bang! As we headed out from the lodge, we turned left instead of right and headed up into the foothills, rather than out onto the savannah. After about 15 minutes bumping through the trees we arrived at the cross-roads of a couple of ...
Office day in Kisii
... arranged for another physio from the area to be our preceptor. We will typically have office days an Wednesdays where we can come to Kisii to use the internet, except when we have training weeks, so it may be a couple of weeks until I am back. I ...
Sabbath at Ogembo
... chili beans with jalapeños, eggs, onions, zucchini and fresh garlic, we headed out to visit our largest UCG congregation. At Kisii town we picked up deacon Moses Meraba Nyaira and drove into higher mountainous terrain to the village of Ogembo. Here we ...
Masai Mara - day 2
Our first real day of safari... And it started early: we were in the jeep at 8am for a full day's game drive. Unfortunately the weather didn't exactly cooperate and it started raining mid-morning and kept going (off and on) for most of the ...
Zonic Hotel
... failed to mention this when she establish the time for the meeting. This particular region is divided among several tribes, Luo, Kisii and Kuria. During the political unrest this area was under a lot of termoil. The driver tells me it was very ...
Kosele and Migori
... anxiously awaited us. It was nice to again be with the families, widows and orphans, 9 of whom have attended UYCamp Kenya. The adults toured us through the widows and orphans agricultural project where large fields of maize, peanuts, kale, onions, beans ...
Safari in the Masai Mara
... been great and I have made some new friends ... some from Holland and others from America. Hope to keep in touch. Kenya has exceeded my expectations - despite terrible dust and bad roads, the service was superb and the food substantial (3 meals/day) ...
Safari
I'm no longer a student! Placement is over and we're done! The last few weeks have been great but I'm glad I never have to ride in a Matatu again. I refer to them as Death on wheels. It got to the point that every time I got ...
Kisii
February 15 travelled from Masai Mara through Keroka to Kisii in the Kenyan Highlands. The countryside changed from being dry and dusty to being wet and lush. We passed from the Masai land into large farms (encroaching on the northern end of the Masai ...
Fishermen reflecting crocodiles
... . No one lived long and so age didn't matter, and perhaps that account for the casual way Africans regarded time." Crossing back to Kenya we tried another scam at immigration. We were going to be back in Kenya for 8 days but a $20 transit visa only ...
7 Lions Kill Wildebeest In Front Of Our Car
... want more, you have so much more in America and always seem to not be happy about what you have. After a wonderful time in Kenya, we headed overland into Tanzania. Took a 4 hour bus ride from Nairobi into Arusha. Unfortunately Amy was sick and got onto ...
Kenya: village & tribal culture
As part of the Kenya segment of our safari tour, we visited a couple of villages to learn about the culture of the indigenous people. We saw two contrasting communities, an agricultural-based community and a Masai tribe that relies on animals for ...
14. Tag - Soaspstone
... Nationalpark gehen, da es in der Nacht zuvor stark geregnet hatte und die Straßen dadurch unbefahrbar waren. In Kisii besuchten wir einen Steinbruch in welchem Specksteine abgebaut werden. Dort wurden wir von dem Manager des Steinbruches herumgeführt. ...
Masai Mara National Reserve
The search for the Big Five (Elephant, Rhino, Buffalo, Lion, and Leopard; they are called the big 5 because of the dangers they pose to humans)and every other animal. I started my trip with a little 3 day/2 night excursion to the Masai Mara ...
A visit to Hyline
... and I was pleased to find a healthy, well adjusted, curious, yet shy young lady in the remote, but fertile western region of Kenya amongst a large family that included (sic) two wives. It is hard to put in words the feeling of meeting someone in ...
Taking the "Local" plane
We finished up our incredible safari experience in Amboseli today, and head to Masai Mara. To get there, we had to return to Nairobi, and then take another flight from Nairobi back out to Masai Mara. (Imagine getting from LA to San Francisco by ...
Off to Masai Mara
Well I'm off to the Masai Mara tomorrow and will be gone for six days...until the 27th I think. We'll be staying at a lodge for three days, and camping for the following two. I'm looking forward to seeing all the animals in the national park! Have a ...
Anniversary in Dago
... raining. After we ate, many people got up and wished us many blessings. Patrick's grandma presented with a traditional Kenya skirt called a Kanga. Although I loved all of it, my favorite was his grandfather saying we brought together ...
Sotik Area
... of the areas which was hit hard with violence early this year. There were two pm's who met with us for the first time. Today's drive was through a beautiful part of Kenya where much of the tea is grown. The area around Kerichio reminds me of Sri ...
Reach Your Hands to the Sky
... danced up and down the center isle. Everyone was smiles and friendly. There was power in the room. The seat of power in Kenya isn't in Nairobi. It's not with government officials. It's in the church and the community that it creates. At the end of ...
Sunday Morning Coming Down
Started of with a 2 hour Mass in Swahilli. We were the celebrities After the mass we were bombarded with children and women who wanted to meet and greet us. We walked back to our quarters with the masses...the children would run up and hold your hand or ...
Two locations in one day
... were 28 adults and many children. Ogembo has a nice building provided by the Good Works program and is in a beautiful area of Kenya. It seems as if the various shades of green are endless and every home has banana trees. Krisphance is the LCC and ...
A Bus called 'Hope'
... clientele be worried, considering they're a herd of goats?! Saturday, 19th August we departed Nairboi for our first stop in Kisii, Kenya. The main road out of Nairobi is scattered with slums, shops, people going about their daily lives. We pass the ...
Beware of Animals in the Night
Our next stop is Ngorongoro Crater. Its a damn long drive and the roads are the worst I've ever had to endure. Every inch of you is shaken constantly for the x hours we're on the road, I feel like a rag doll and probably look like one to considering I ...
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