November 2009
1 post
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June 2009
7 posts
This will be the last entry of the trip!!
Hello everyone!!
This will most likely be the last posting while I am in Africa because we are leaving Kisii tomorrow morning. We were supposed to be leaving Kisii on Thursday morning but we have to do something in Nairobi before we leave for our safari on Friday so we need to leave tomorrow morning. So all day today we are going around Kisii saying goodbye to everyone and thanking them for all...
I came to work today in an ambulance...
Hello everyone!! Today marks 2 more weeks until I get to see you all!! You better get ready for me! Haha I can not believe that this time has gone so fast but I will be sad to leave but ready to see you all! First of all, I am listening to Michael Jackson music here in the internet café that the radio station is playing in honor of him. I am in shock that he passed away and it’s such a shame. It’s...
I am now a Kisii woman.
Jambo sana!
How is everyone doing?? It is just hitting me that I have only a little over a week left here in Kisii and I have so many things to do and so many people to say goodbye to and thank them for their hospitality. The hardest part of this entire trip is going to be saying goodbye to the family that we are living with. The 6 year old, Allan, calls me his girlfriend and wants me to wait for...
Everyday is like a horrow movie...
Hello everyone!!
How are all of you?!?!? I miss you all so much! How crazy is it that I only have 2 weeks and 6 days until I come home!!! This trip has been long and short all at the same time. This week has been full of frightening things to witness, but at the same time it has been fascinating to see some of these things. Everyday working at the hospital is seriously like a horror movie that...
I have a 6 year old boyfriend...
Hello everyone!!!
Can you believe that I only have 3 weeks and 4 days until I can see all your beautiful faces!!! I am so excited to come home but I am having such a wonderful experience that kind of sadly just started to actually begin to enjoy without any kind of extra stress to think about.
There was a problem that we had with the organization that we went through and our host family and...
We are halfway there!!!!
Hello everyone!!!!
I know I haven’t updated this in a while but last week was a week full of work and drama so I didn’t really have time. But THINGS ARE WELL!! Last week was a lot easier to handle in the hospital because I think I am finally used to the smell, the people, the procedures, the craziness. We spent most of the time working in the maternity ward, which is the craziest...
"The easiest way to Ashley's heart is sugarcane"
Hello Everyone!!!
I just want to say that I miss every single one of you and I can’t wait to see you all soon!! Only a little over a month to go! I have been having a wonderful time both at the hospital and at our host family (who are incredible). We have been witness to shocking things at the hospital where we are working and our brains are still trying to process everything.
I first...
May 2009
4 posts
God made volleyball too...
Jambo sana!
It has been a few days since we have been able to get access to the internet because we have been getting adjusted to life here in Kisii Town, which is our home town for the next 5 weeks. We arrived here last Wednesday night (a week ago) and have loved every second so far. The drive here from Nairobi was the on a pot hole filled, half constructed road we were literally bouncing all...
There are no words to describe
Jambo!
I can not even begin to explain the experience that I have had so far and it has only been a few days. If I left for home today I would be a changed person and we still have about 7 more weeks to go. I have seen the worst and the best of Nairobi so far and everything has blown my mind. I have pet a cheetah, had wild monkeys jumping on my head and have feared for my life many times while...
We are safe!
Hello everyone! We only have a few minutes but I wanted to let you all know that we are here safely and having quite a experience!! It has been amazing so far and I will try to catch you all up on everything the next time I get to a computer for a longer period of time! I love you all!!!!!!
Ashley
It's just starting to hit me...
O-M-G!
I think it is just starting to hit me that I leave for my amazing journey to Africa today. The bags are packed and I’m just about ready to head out the door. Thank you to everyone for all your well wishes and the good lucks. I will be thinking of you all while I am gone. This will be my way of sharing with you my experiences and those stories that just can not wait to be told. I will...