WE RAFTED THE NILE RIVER Y’ALL!!!! As you can tell, I didnt enjoy it at all! Haha! But in all seriousness this was one of the most INSANE things I have ever done! We split up into two rafts and when given the choice to do the “wild” or “mild” ride my raft (me, Paul, … More 10/22/18
UGANDA!! Kenya believe our time in our first country has come to an end??! Uganda be kidding me!! (Sorry, I couldn’t resist the puns!) We left Lewa early and made our way with Jan and Turbo to the border! After a couple hours we all got our entry approved and it was time for money … More 10/21/18
Lewa Children’s Home! After an exciting time in the Mara it was time to continue to our next project. This year is ARCC’s first year ever partnering with Lewa so we had no idea what to expect and were all a little bit hesitant but let me tell you, this turned out to be one … More 10/15/18-10/20/18
Leaving Kongoni! This morning we woke up bright and early to pack up camp and hit the road. Our two safari vehicles came to pick us up and we hit the road to the Masai Mara!! In my vehicle it was me, Kendall, Victoria, Rae, Kat, José, Lindy, and our safari guide/driver Daniel! It was … More 10/11/18-10/14/18
Homestays!!! Today was monday which means another new week! Our day was spent inc classrooms observing and spending time with the kids. We had an amazing lunch of ugali and cabbage that the school made for us. Shortly after that, Kat and I met up with an adorable little 8 year old girl named Julianna. … More 10/08/18-10/10/18
Hey everyone! It’s been a crazy past week or so and I am just finally getting a chance to sit and write about it! This past week we have been at Kongoni Primary School which is a public school located near Naivasha, Kenya. On friday our day started off with some shadowing in classrooms in … More 10/05/18-10/07/18
Kongoni Primary School! We had a super early start to our day so we could walk and make it to school on time! After about 20 minutes we arrived at Kongoni and were greeted by Simon who is the principal and who is organizing everything for us this week! The school is grade 1-7 as … More 10/04/18
Today was a very long day of travel from Daraja (near Nanyuki) to Naivasha. The morning was filled with many tears from everyone- i don’t think there were any dry eyes left by the time we left. We were reunited with Jan then we hit the road. We drove for a few hours then stopped … More 10/03/18
Our last full day at Daraja! Our day started with the usual breakfast, swahili lessons, and work at the garbage pit. We carried all the tools to the workplace where we started by clearing the holes for the poles that dirt had fallen into. We made cement then filled the holes with piles with it … More 10/02/18
Heather Goes Abroad 