internet access is so shotty!!

Jambo!!
Amy here-

I just wanted to say, mom: CONGRATS ON LANDING A JOB!!! i am so proud of you :) i love you my family: mom, dad, gemmy goop, krusty, mandia, gma, gpa, the kyles, the mistys, the forakers, and the patricks!!! larry: i cant wait to land in your arms!! s+j you keeps me happy and alive.. love my bestie boos!!

Update:
this is the first week that the six interns are on our own in the schools. it is such a crazy adventure. everything in kenya land is so different from america. we all have so many stories to share! we recently found 2 scorpions in our bedroom and there are always cockroaches in the toilet..gross!! haha the yucky and scary things do not outweigh the many adventures, blessings, and treasures we have discovered here. We love you all and we are headed to mombasa this weekend (big tourist place on the coast) so hopefully we will all have internet and/or phone access. keep us in your prayers, you are all in ours!!!

the kemya 6

Back in Rukanga

Hey everyone,

Just a quick post: We have our teaching schedule! 2 days a week in Bungule and then jumping around to the other 4 primary schools on the other days. We will be staying busy during the weekends and busy teaching during the week.

We took a big hike (African hike=bushwhacking up AND DOWN) up the hill behind our banda where the baboons hang out. We got scraped and scratched up a ton, but it was fun. Didn't see any baboons while we were up there, but when we went down, they climbed about during dinner time. The pictures of the view on the hill are outstanding. We could actually see the curve of the Earth--no joke. Amazing pictures to follow!

We are well fed and well taken care of. My internet is about to run out, just wanted to do a quick post.

We love and miss you all. It was soo amazing to read your comments. We took pictures of the computer screen to show the others who didn't come down to Rukanga. So your messages made it to their recipients.

We love you all sooo much! Thank you so much for the updates.

The next time to get online will probably be next week, so post post post and give us something exciting to read!

Jambo!

The Kenya 6

In Kenya!

Hey everyone,

After some hectic/barfy (for some of us) travel, we made it. The Amsterdam airport was a bit disappointing, but the tile floor provided great comfort. We saw zebras on the way to Voi. We are checking out schools today. We spent about 2 hrs at the school we'll be teaching at (Bungule primary school). It's warm and the soda is refreshing. The children are absolutely wonderful--smiling and happy to see us. We have taken many pictures but we can't upload them just yet (until we have more than 30 minutes of internet). We are all alive, safe, fed, showered, and excited. Also tired from the sun.

From Madeline: Hey everyone! Thanks for reading this. I'm having a blast. The plane rides were ok and I didn't drug up as much as I normally do. Slept more than I normally do, which was great. I love you and miss all of you. Please please leave us a message or a comment. We need to hear from you so please please say SOMETHING. Ok, I love you all. xoxo

From Amy: Hello!!!! I am already sunburnt but loving every second of it!The view is beautiful and our banda (house) is wonderful. Semi-american toilets :) WE are all very happy and are having a blast meeting all of the people. Larry, I found a new schip-schwap: lemon bitter..... hahaha i love you and everyone else..please leave us messages, it might be a week before we can contact agin. love doves

Trip information, agenda, and a message to readers/followers!

Hey everyone!

The blog works! This is the website we will be using to mass-communicate with the outside world (aka- our family, friends, and other concerned persons). For those of you who have briefly heard about our plans, here are some more details:

• We are going to a region in Kenya (eastern Africa) to complete our Elementary Education internship requirements by teaching in Pre-school-8th grade classrooms.
• Kenya has a national curriculum that requires their students to pass classes both in Swahili and English, so we will have academic subjects to teach.
• We will be in a region called Kasigau. You can Google Map it for the location--try the satellite option. It shows the region in detail.
• We will be there for about 7 weeks.
• We will have some time to play (!) after we finish our internship.
• We want to stay connected (somewhat) to the outside world, hence the blog!

Here's some info about the blog: We can upload text, pictures and links. We're not sure how frequently we'll be accessing the internet--that's something we'll sort out when we get there. We're also not sure what type of internet access we will have. If it's dial-up, the pictures may have to wait until we get home!

You can read the posts, follow us if you like and leave comments as you wish. All six of us (Molly, Amy, Chanda, Jesse, Julie and Madeline) will all have control of the content, so please feel free to leave messages for anyone! We look forward to your comments, so please leave them, even if it's just to say 'hi' or 'watch out for lions'.

Here are some brief trip details: we leave on June 14th--one week from tomorrow! We fly out of Vancouver, B.C. in the evening and have a (roughly) 5 hour lay-over in Amsterdam before taking another evening flight to Nairobi. We end up in Nairobi, Kenya on the morning of the 16th to meet up with Ken and Kris--our two professors.

That's about it for now! Thanks for reading!

Madeline (and the other 5)

First post!

First post! Testing, testing, 1, 2, 3!