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Kwetu Training Center

A travel blog entry by cpricci

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... met an Amerikan student named Maggie Quinn studying abroad and interning at Kwetu. She invited me to stay with her host family in Mtwapa. It sounded better than staying alone out at Kwetu. Her host family was a mama and her four daughters. Mama cooked up ...

Around Mtwapa

A travel blog entry by cpricci

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I woke up with "Let Live" playing in my head. Mama had prepared some coconut cowpeas with chapati for breakfast. Maggie and I set out to visit Haller Park. Haller Park was a few kilometers south, by the big Bamburi Cement plant. It was a quarry for ...

The morning after

A travel blog entry by tobequitefrank

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... day. Following Francis' instruction we ended up almost half an hour out of the way and at least 10km off track. Returning to Mtwapa, the Aussies were dropped off to have dinner at the apartments whilst the others went in search of some food. We set an ...

The Fates are against us

A travel blog entry by tobequitefrank

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... still sitting on 'E' (they hadn't bothered to put much fuel in it) my first focus was getting some petrol. Unfortunately, the fuel stations in Mtwapa were empty so I had to set off for Nyali in the hope I could make it. I did not. I was now stuck halfway ...

Coast trippin'

A travel blog entry by tobequitefrank

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... to be desired. Our last leg of the journey was to drive through the city to the small coastal 'suburb' (district) of Mtwapa and find the Prestige Apartments. Though a little packed, the air conditioning was a welcome addition as we slept in preparation ...

More Jambo Jipya

A travel blog entry by wardie

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I cant believe how fast the time is flying in here! The DVD and popcorn went down a treat. We'd originally asked for the Lion King to be shown but as I suspect some of the lads had a few words with the owner in Swahilli after as when we settled down to ...

Fast Fingers

A travel blog entry by tobequitefrank

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After getting up and having a spicy Spanish omelette in the restaurant we returned to the room to hear about the damaged our car had sustained the previous night - a drunk driver had swerved into them as they we dropping the friends off last night. ...

Its Half Term and the Schools and Orphanges closed

A travel blog entry by amandab9375

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... what everyone else throws out. I'm starting to count my blessings; we are all very lucky. The Housekeeper at MCC (Mtwapa Creek B&B) is a lovely guy called Khamis (pronounced Ha-me-see) who is only twenty although he looks much older and ...

Mtwapa, Matatus and Matakos

A travel blog entry by wardie

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... no kidding myself anymore is there... I'm teaching however about an hour up the coast in a small african village called Mtwapa. Its a really friendly place, fairly typically small african village with all that goes with that, and not a flushing toilet ...

Some Pictures from Jambo Jipya

A travel blog entry by wardie

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Been a strange week so far but all good. The teaching is defintely getting easier - the secret is building lots of song and dance and tickles and hugs into it. Mind you the 'smiley stamps' in their booklet if by the end of the day Teacher hasn't had to ...

At the helm

A travel blog entry by tobequitefrank

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With the Kenyans failing to locate Maweni Beach the previous day it was up to yours truly to get the job done. I must admit there was a little bit of wandering at the start to get my bearings, but it didn't warrant the berating of premature doubts that ...

A day on the beach

A travel blog entry by tobequitefrank

After breakfast there was the need to do some more laundry and so we had a slow start to the day. Heading back to Maweni Beach once more, I set out to swim to the other side of the bay and back, completing the round journey in about half an hour. The ...

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Kwetu Training Center

Around Mtwapa

The morning after

The Fates are against us

Coast trippin'

More Jambo Jipya

Fast Fingers

Its Half Term and the Schools and Orphanges closed

Mtwapa, Matatus and Matakos

Some Pictures from Jambo Jipya

At the helm

A day on the beach