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Wasini island and other adventures
... dish of squid that Estela and the kids will eat. For breakfast he serves us fresh fruit and fruit juices, toast, oatmeal and coffee. One morning he made us an excellent fruit salad, and tomorrow by request he is blending us tropical smoothies. Every meal he has served us has been very good, if not flat out excellent, and we have consumed nearly all of it. I fear we’re getting weak and lazy. It seems like we go from one meal to the next, especially during the week days when ...
Hospitals, turkeys, reefs and dugout sailboats
... it. It is very sad, but with an economy that leaves the citizens nearly starving to death, how can I judge them? We westerners can say what we want, but when a person makes a choice between being 'environmentally aware’ and feeding his family, it is pretty easy to figure out what he will choose. We finished our tour of the reef, then sailed back down the coast. I made arrangements to go back out with them the next morning to do some fishing, and we negotiated a fair price ...
Painting
... they also got huge new rugs for the floors. They were told they were not allowed to walk on the rugs with their shoes so that they will last longer and they take it very seriously. Whenever one of the volunteers walks in the room with their shoes on, they are quick to scold you and remind you that you are supposed to take your shoes off before touching their new rug. The rooms are so much homier now and decorated to look like a cozy bedroom.
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Elephant Orphanage and Spa Weekend in Nairobi
... is the equivalent of 10 cents and all of the women started calling him Jesus and swarming him. He made a run for it and all of the women with babies started chasing after him yelling Jesus. He had to hide behind a corner so that the women ran past and couldn't find him. 10 cents was all it took.
The next morning, all of the volunteers left and Christy and I decided to stay because we wanted to go to Sheldrick's Elephant Orphanage, the Safari Walk (zoo) and get ...
Nairobi Weekend
... tire that none of us knew about, we thought that the driver was making personal stops and like shopping along the way, because that would happen and there wouldn't be an issue about time or anything, so we all just put in our ipods and waited.
We made it to Nairobi, and went to check into our hotel...a $6 - $10 a night per person depending on how many beds you want in the room. I was telling Becky that Christy and I are so thankful she gave us those silk sleeping ...


