My View from Afar - myviewfromafar

Kenya Summer 2009

SOTENI
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Sporting a donated hat. I think that's how you wear it.
SOTENI Kenya's Nairobi office.

Ice cream! Tasted like cheese, I swear.
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Marla and Mo.
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Me, Mo, Marion (Business Manager), and Marla.
Before Marion's graduation.

Java sun. Bowdoin sun?
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Mo's professional haircut.
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The mysterious buckets.
Eventually we learned they are for washing your underwear, since no one else should have to do that.

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My bathroom at Ufungamano House.
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Lovely Ufungamano bed complete with mosquito net.
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Mo, Muthee, Me
Standing on the equator.

Me, Edward (Programme Manager), Muthee (SVH-Mituntu liaison).
Comparing my camera to Edward's, the so-called "best camera in Kenya."

Kendi, Me, Barnabas.
Introduction to Kenyan brew.

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I don't think baseball exists in this country.
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Time to change that!
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Poultry farm visit.
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Someday my chickens will be that beautiful, too.
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Aloe, the miraculous medicinal plant.
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Mo testing the medicinal benefits of aloe.
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Chicks.
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Chicken feed before it was ground up.
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Me with the aloe plant 029
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Attempting to benefit from the medicinal aloe 030
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Watering ring for the chickens.
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Grinding maize.
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The beginning of the hiking adventure.
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One of our guides, Isabelle.
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The crowd begins to gather.
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The one spring that supports this hilly area.
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The site of a disasterous ditch crossing. Luckily no injuries resulted.
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Edward prepares to make the leap.
Notice the barefoot children behind him. They made it over without even pausing.

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A child carries her sibling on her back.
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The crowd continues to grow!
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Family we met along the hike.
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A dried up well.
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Goodnight cows.
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Candy time after the hike.
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Inside a matatu.
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Working in the Mituntu office.
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001 Keramene WG (Family of owner)
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002 Owner Lucy Kurithia with food for cow from her shamba
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011 Eunice Maingi
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013 grain amaranth
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015 Kamutune WG, soap, baskets
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018 soap made from avocado
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019 singing and dancing
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025 Mutethia WG, Kianjai Ward, Cereal store, chairlady - Ruth
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Women's Groups Day 1 027
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031 Kalithiria Integrated Water Project, Mituntu Ward
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032 Group presenting gifts
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035 Calabash from Karinga WG
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036 Necklace from Nkiria WG
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037 Coordinator for Mituntu Ward, Charity Steve
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041 Boys at beehives (one on right stung in the eye!)
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042 Outside one of the dispensaries
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046 sisi sote, all of us, together
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047 weird baby pictures
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048 a principal and her daughter
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001 Kinjwa WG
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002 Kinjwa cereal store, Esther Kinanu Muthamia, Emily Kagwiria Thuranira
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003 Loaithichii WG cereal store
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006 Disneyland
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016 Solar energy-using basket cookers, use steam
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018 Jiko factory, bricks
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022 cow caretaker
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029 Kimirii Widows WG, cereal store
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033 Makandi Dairy Goat Multipurpose Self-Help Group, 5 years running champion goat
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043 Moses, 5-year running champion goat
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046 Arrow root, has no taste
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047 singing
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048 dancing with all of my partners
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053 my best dancing partner
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059 best dancing partner again
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062 goats at a group member Catherine Kanyua's home
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065 largest avocado I've ever seen
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067 Kiero Widows WG, cereal store; Chairlady Margaret Nkirote, Treasurer Ruth Kaulo
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068 Kibuline WG, jiko makers
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Just skinning a small animal, you know.
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Women's Groups Day 3 002
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Women's Groups Day 3 003
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Girls' dorm.
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Women's Groups Day 3 007
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Women's Groups Day 3 008
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012 Ntiba Mwirimi WG, Kitheo Ward
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021 Baby on the mattress
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022 kidnapper...
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024 Thaberia WG, cereal store, Kanjai-Miathene Ward
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035 seedlings, CRC Salome Karambu; TOT Joanina Karimi
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056 Nkui Mwangaza WG, J. Karimi
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058 Gakumbu WG, tree planting; Chairlady Tabitha K. John; SEcretary Jane Thiane; Treasurer Celina Nkiringa
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062 mob from Sunday schoo (on a Thursday)
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063 singing
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064 a church
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066 tree nursery
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Unexpected hotel stay.
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088 Andrew Kaluma, taxi driver
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004 Resource Center Building
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005 BIRDS!
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006 Birds! 2
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007 Birds! 3
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Anne's cakes for two weddings.
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011 Cake shaped like a pot.
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014 Ann's Wedding Flowers
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052 Mobama 3
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The Papaya wine cork adventure.
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Using another sharp implement to try, unsuccessfully, to open the wine.
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Very dustry drive.
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080 Solar water heater
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081 Water heater and tank
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Mo and me at our HIV/AIDS talk.
Yes, that is a condom on Mo's fist. Yes, we did explain that condoms are NOT effective if worn on fists.

Our audience.
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Inside the resource center with our models.
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We paid them with candy, a universal currency.
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Our host family's house.
Their home was a palace compared to the other houses in the area, most of which were small mud huts.

Guard dog to-be.
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Bathroom and shower.
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Maasai Mara 021
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Taking tea.
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My bed in Mituntu.
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Dinner!
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Anne, Barnabas, me.
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Waiting to catch an early matatu back to Nairobi.
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Overlooking the Rift Valley on our way to Maasai Mara for our safari.
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Safari vehicle.
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Maasai Mara 006
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JK Mara Camp
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The staff.
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Our guide, David.
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Mo being attacked by the Maasai women selling goods through his open window.
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Our driver, Douglas.
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The hot water bottles.
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Maasai Mara 236
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On her way to pounce on a wildebeest.
Maasai Mara 237.jpg 2009-07-04

Maasai Mara 239
Maasai Mara 239.jpg 2009-07-04

Maasai Mara 246
Maasai Mara 246.jpg 2009-07-04

Maasai Mara 263
Maasai Mara 263.jpg 2009-07-04

Maasai Mara 265
Maasai Mara 265.jpg 2009-07-04

Maasai Mara 269
Maasai Mara 269.jpg 2009-07-04

Maasai Mara 272
Maasai Mara 272.jpg 2009-07-04

Maasai Mara 273
Maasai Mara 273.jpg 2009-07-04

Maasai Mara 283
Maasai Mara 283.jpg 2009-07-04

Maasai Mara 284
Maasai Mara 284.jpg 2009-07-04

Maasai Mara 289
Maasai Mara 289.jpg 2009-07-04

Maasai Mara 290
Maasai Mara 290.jpg 2009-07-04

Maasai Mara 291
Maasai Mara 291.jpg 2009-07-04

Maasai Mara 293
Maasai Mara 293.jpg 2009-07-04

Maasai Mara 294
Maasai Mara 294.jpg 2009-07-04

IMG_2108
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IMG_2109
IMG_2109.JPG 2009-07-04

IMG_2115
IMG_2115.JPG 2009-07-04

SDC13154
SDC13154.JPG 2009-07-04

SDC13159
SDC13159.JPG 2009-07-04

SDC13156
SDC13156.JPG 2009-07-04

Maasai Mara 019
Maasai Mara 019.jpg 2009-07-05

Maasai Mara 022
Maasai Mara 022.jpg 2009-07-05

Maasai Mara 023
Maasai Mara 023.jpg 2009-07-05

Maasai Mara 027
Maasai Mara 027.jpg 2009-07-05

Maasai Mara 142
Maasai Mara 142.jpg 2009-07-05

Maasai Mara 149
Maasai Mara 149.jpg 2009-07-05

Maasai Mara 197
Maasai Mara 197.jpg 2009-07-05

All of the interns: Me, Mo, Marla, Pat, Edward, Filippo.
SDC13165.JPG 2009-07-05

I shared a room with this lizard, who I then accidentaly killed. RIP little guy.
IMG_2158.JPG 2009-07-09

Ugenya- whole fish at Camunya
100_0145 Ugenya- fish at Camunya.JPG 2009-07-09

IMG_2159 View from my room at Camunya
IMG_2159 View from my room at Camunya.JPG 2009-07-10

Typical home.
IMG_2164.JPG 2009-07-11

Calvin, Ugenya coordinator, and Filippo.
IMG_2195.JPG 2009-07-12

IMG_2196
IMG_2196.JPG 2009-07-12

Ugunja Market.
100_0158.JPG 2009-07-12

Road shot.
100_0160.JPG 2009-07-13

IMG_2204 Banana Farm
IMG_2204 Banana Farm.JPG 2009-07-15

IMG_2213
IMG_2213.JPG 2009-07-15

Walking through a school yard...
IMG_2214.JPG 2009-07-15

You might be able to see a mzungu in there if you look closely.
Filippo.

IMG_2217
IMG_2217.JPG 2009-07-15

IMG_2219
IMG_2219.JPG 2009-07-15

More banana farm.
IMG_2221.JPG 2009-07-15

IMG_2227
IMG_2227.JPG 2009-07-15

IMG_2229
IMG_2229.JPG 2009-07-15

IMG_2231
IMG_2231.JPG 2009-07-15

IMG_2232
IMG_2232.JPG 2009-07-15

IMG_2235
IMG_2235.JPG 2009-07-15

IMG_2244 Leonard, Sharon, Calvin and Larry
IMG_2244 Leonard, Sharon, Calvin and Larry.JPG 2009-07-15

Calvin and his famly.
Calvin, Larry, Leonard, Sharon, wife Mary.

IMG_2252 Eating the fish eye
IMG_2252 Eating the fish eye.JPG 2009-07-15

IMG_2258 My room at Mama Anne's
IMG_2258 My room at Mama Anne's.JPG 2009-07-16

IMG_2261 Mbakalo Dispensary
IMG_2261 Mbakalo Dispensary.JPG 2009-07-17

IMG_2262
IMG_2262.JPG 2009-07-17

Sorting patient cards.
IMG_2264.JPG 2009-07-17

IMG_2266
IMG_2266.JPG 2009-07-17

Victor hard at work.
IMG_2267.JPG 2009-07-17

IMG_2271 pretty tree
IMG_2271 pretty tree.JPG 2009-07-17

IMG_2272 Ian
IMG_2272 Ian.JPG 2009-07-17

IMG_2273 Eugene
IMG_2273 Eugene.JPG 2009-07-17

IMG_2274 Nickson
IMG_2274 Nickson.JPG 2009-07-17

IMG_2283
IMG_2283.JPG 2009-07-17

IMG_2284 through the maize fields to the new dispensary plot
IMG_2284 through the maize fields to the new dispensary plot.JPG 2009-07-17

IMG_2285 kids near the dispensary plot
IMG_2285 kids near the dispensary plot.JPG 2009-07-17

IMG_2286 New dispensary plot
IMG_2286 New dispensary plot.JPG 2009-07-17

IMG_2289
IMG_2289.JPG 2009-07-17

IMG_2292
IMG_2292.JPG 2009-07-17

IMG_2295
IMG_2295.JPG 2009-07-17

Victor and me.
IMG_2297.JPG 2009-07-17

IMG_2301 The football match
IMG_2301 The football match.JPG 2009-07-17

IMG_2304
IMG_2304.JPG 2009-07-17

IMG_2312 Me, LMC vice-chairman Francis
IMG_2312 Me, LMC vice-chairman Francis.JPG 2009-07-17

The children who came to sing to us.
IMG_2325.JPG 2009-07-18

IMG_2327
IMG_2327.JPG 2009-07-18

Volleyball match.
IMG_2337.JPG 2009-07-18

IMG_2340
IMG_2340.JPG 2009-07-18

The competition.
IMG_2342.JPG 2009-07-18

IMG_2346
IMG_2346.JPG 2009-07-18

IMG_2348 Henry, Filippo and Victor
IMG_2348 Henry, Filippo and Victor.JPG 2009-07-19

IMG_2349 Victor and his wall of loneliness
IMG_2349 Victor and his wall of loneliness.JPG 2009-07-19

IMG_2350 Musembe Catholic Church Mobile Clinic mobilization
IMG_2350 Musembe Catholic Church Mobile Clinic mobilization.JPG 2009-07-19

IMG_2357 Musembe
IMG_2357 Musembe.JPG 2009-07-19

IMG_2359
IMG_2359.JPG 2009-07-19

IMG_2362 Soda stop on the walk back from Musembe
IMG_2362 Soda stop on the walk back from Musembe.JPG 2009-07-19

IMG_2364
IMG_2364.JPG 2009-07-19

HUGE spider.
It looked much bigger in real life. This is the one that caused me to run into a door frame in an attempt to escape.

IMG_2370 Mbakalo ABDs
IMG_2370 Mbakalo ABDs.JPG 2009-07-20

IMG_2389 ABD client's children
IMG_2389 ABD client's children.JPG 2009-07-21

Timer photos; Filippo, Eugene, me, Lionel.
IMG_2408.JPG 2009-07-21

IMG_2414
IMG_2414.JPG 2009-07-21

IMG_2421
IMG_2421.JPG 2009-07-22

IMG_2418 Musembe mobile clinic
IMG_2418 Musembe mobile clinic.JPG 2009-07-22

IMG_2419
IMG_2419.JPG 2009-07-22

IMG_2422
IMG_2422.JPG 2009-07-22

Paul working at the clinic and waiting for patients.
IMG_2424.JPG 2009-07-22

The students in Musembe.
IMG_2428.JPG 2009-07-22

IMG_2429
IMG_2429.JPG 2009-07-22

"Sisi sote, pamoja." All of us, together.
IMG_2431.JPG 2009-07-22

IMG_2432
IMG_2432.JPG 2009-07-22

Victor + iPod.
IMG_2434.JPG 2009-07-24

IMG_2440 Francis' red tie church
IMG_2440 Francis' red tie church.JPG 2009-07-25

IMG_2442
IMG_2442.JPG 2009-07-25

Chief Patron's wheels.
IMG_2444.JPG 2009-07-25

IMG_2454
IMG_2454.JPG 2009-07-25

Practicing my balancing skills.
IMG_2467.JPG 2009-07-25

Being schooled by this little guy.
IMG_2470.JPG 2009-07-25

IMG_2472 Football match we joined
IMG_2472 Football match we joined.JPG 2009-07-25

IMG_2473
IMG_2473.JPG 2009-07-25

IMG_2477
IMG_2477.JPG 2009-07-25

IMG_2480 team photo
IMG_2480 team photo.JPG 2009-07-25

IMG_2481
IMG_2481.JPG 2009-07-25

Timer photos round two; Me, Ian, Nickson, Filippo, Lionel, Eugene.
IMG_2496.JPG 2009-07-25

IMG_2503
IMG_2503.JPG 2009-07-25

Simon's (coordinator in Mbakalo) family.
Simon, Me, wife Mispah, friend Douglas, Sylvia, Vivian (Douglas' daughter), Josephine (OVC taken in by Simon), Ester, Ma

Jumping rope.
IMG_2529.JPG 2009-07-26

IMG_2532
IMG_2532.JPG 2009-07-26

IMG_2535
IMG_2535.JPG 2009-07-26

Myuke protected spring and community.
IMG_2544.JPG 2009-07-26

IMG_2545
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IMG_2547
IMG_2547.JPG 2009-07-26

IMG_2551 At Esther's house
IMG_2551 At Esther's house.JPG 2009-07-26

Mama Anne teaching us the art of making chapati.
IMG_2555.JPG 2009-07-26

IMG_2560
IMG_2560.JPG 2009-07-26

IMG_2572 Me, Mama Anne and Keith
IMG_2572 Me, Mama Anne and Keith.JPG 2009-07-26

Avodacos and maize!
IMG_2576.JPG 2009-07-26

IMG_2577 Flat tire just after leaving Mama Anne's (still in the driveway)
IMG_2577 Flat tire just after leaving Mama Anne's (still in the driveway).JPG 2009-07-26