A Few of My Favorite Things
Posted on by SusanWomen’s health in rural Kenya needs determination, ingenuity and Ebay. How we solved the problems of an exam with the help of Ebay and an obsessed internet shopper.
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Where My Heart Lives
Posted on by Susan3 February 2011 Sometimes people retell a joke and it goes flat. Then they say, “you had to be there”. I will try my best to bring you here, but I suspect I may fall flat. To be here in Nambale is to be at the heart of the real Africa. Many dream of Africa, [...]
Save a Life Please!
Posted on by Susan1 February 2011 Just like old times I love children. It has been a while since I have worked with little ones. The babies at KMET were a delight. It was very difficult for them to tolerate a white face. At 9 months they don’t notice but by 16 months (right on time for stranger [...]
Dateline 31 January 2011
Posted on by Susan31 January 2011 I forget how huge the sky is here. Francis and I left on a beautiful morning, today. It was dry and just about the perfect temperature. Once we wangled out of the city traffic the sky and clouds spread before us for miles. We climbed the rift and down into Masaai territory [...]
Joy Joy on the Range!
Posted on by Susan31 January 2011 I forget how huge the sky is here. Francis and I left on a beautiful morning, today. It was dry and just about the perfect temperature. Once we wangled out of the city traffic the sky and clouds spread before us for miles. We climbed the rift and down into Masaai territory [...]
Something to Think About
Posted on by Susan30 January 2011 As I watched the situation in Egypt unfold from Boston, I must admit that my first reaction was one of admiration and fascination that the internet, and particularly Facebook and Twitter could possibly topple a government. I have been reading “In the Time of the Butterflies” about the Trujillo regime in the [...]
Executive Director’s Journal Kenya 2011
Posted on by SusanHow will the rioting in Egypt affect other African countries and particularly Kenya?
Workin My Way Through Customs
Posted on by SusanGotta love native dress. I should maybe be ashamed of my shenanigans but it is for the greater good. I always dress in a dress the woman here in Nambale make for me. I have played this one act play so many times. It’s always a bit of a nail biter. First there is the [...]
And The Hits Just Keep Coming
Posted on by SusanI really don’t have to comment on this. It’s so appalling that I’ll let the article speak for itself.How anyone could go to Gaddafi for help in a Human Rights quest is beyond the ridiculous. Musyoka is one of the gang of government folks in Kenya who were accused of War Crimes by the ICC. [...]
How Could I Forget?
Posted on by SusanSometimes the ideology of Africa stuns me. It hurts so much that I forget and need to be reminded.
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