http://pieceoftheworld.org Adventures in Sustatinable Development Tue, 14 Jul 2009 10:14:12 +0000 http://backend.userland.com/rss092 en I had 24 hours in Nairobi before my flight so I took advantage of it.  Was able to hire a guide that took me all over the place so that I could see everything I wanted to.  We went to the Nairobi Park first, which is a big game park ... http://pieceoftheworld.org/2009/05/18/day-70/ Had a very fun last day.  One of the interns moved into an apartment for the last two months of his six-month internship so we were able to have a dinner party that pretty much included all of the muzugus in Kakamega.  There were enough boys in the group so ... http://pieceoftheworld.org/2009/05/16/day-68/ Today we made a trip to Kisumu to buy the boys’ books, balls, games, colors, notebooks, etc.  We took the long way back from Kisumu past all of these amazing rock formations.  It was like giant rocks had rained from the sky.  One was two stories high. Along the road ... http://pieceoftheworld.org/2009/05/14/day-66/ I confirmed my suspicions today.  I got a malaria test at the ‘ultra modern’ laboratory and I do indeed have it.  I thought I would be the one intern that had avoided getting it given I was on the expensive preventative medicine but no, I got it the last week ... http://pieceoftheworld.org/2009/05/13/day-65/ Today I accompanied my colleagues to Bungoma, which is the farthest area WEAEP covers.  My favorite thing about going in the field is I get to see all of the countryside, which is so beautiful and varying depending on where you are.  By Bungoma there are big rock formations.  There ... http://pieceoftheworld.org/2009/05/12/day-64/ Went on what I believe will be my last matatu ride.  It did not disappoint.  I was headed out to the forest so it was one of the pickup matatus; 15 adults, 2 kids and one chicken squished into the back with 5 people standing on the bumper outside holding ... http://pieceoftheworld.org/2009/05/10/day-62/ This week was the implementation of the grant I got through FSD.  It went amazingly well mostly because of the WEAEP staff member leading it.  The grant money I received covered part of the costs and then WEAEP stepped up and covered the rest.  Margaret had done trainings like this ... http://pieceoftheworld.org/2009/05/07/day-59/ One of the other interns received a grant to put in a water catchment system at a local informal school.  Today they finished the installation of the tank and rainwater catchment system so I went for a visit to see it.  During the rainy season there is plenty of water ... http://pieceoftheworld.org/2009/04/29/day-51/ Today I visited our Mumias office again for a proper tour from the Coordinator there.  He just recently started; previously he had been working in the Nairobi slums with the street children there.  I got a full tour of the new building that will hopefully be finished soon.  It has ... http://pieceoftheworld.org/2009/04/28/day-50/ The other day I was in downtown Kakamega walking home from work and spotted a familiar t-shirt on a little boy.  It was one of the boys from the Ambalemba drop-in center.  He had his requisite bicycle tire tube and stick that all young boys have here to play with.  ... http://pieceoftheworld.org/2009/04/26/day-48/