While Kenya is an adventure, other friends and family are heading off in the near future on their own quests. I'd just like to acknowledge them too, as like me, they prepare for the 'off'.
I've just had coffee with good friend from Reynolds, librarian Karen Lindsay. Karen has recently 'retired' from Reynolds, but is off on a 2 year contract with the American Cooperative School in Tunis (www.acst.net) You go girl! Best wishes.
While we will both be in Africa, distance will probably preclude meeting up, but you never know!
And then there is the 'Silas Crosby'. This is the 36ft steel, twin keeled sailboat co-owned by my brothers in law, Steve and John Millar. Along with our daughter Meredith they will set sail from this coast in Sept, and with stops in Mexico, the Galapagos, and French Polynesia, hope to be in the Chilean archipelago in Apr/May 2011. (http://silascrosby.com/sail)
So, hats off to all adventurers, best wishes and fair winds to us all.
And thanks to those we leave behind, for the love and support we carry with us.
Next post will be from Kenya!
cheers
HL
Monday, July 19, 2010
Monday, July 12, 2010
Why Kenya?
Visiting Africa has long lingered with me. My auntie Jean lived in Rhodesia/ Zimbabwe for many years after WWII and while I planned to visit her there, I never did. Now I am no longer teaching and more time avails itself, I've been able to locate a volunteer opportunity to work for 3 months in western Kenya with the Canadian Harambee Education Society(CHES)www.canadianharambee.ca
This group has been operating in w. Kenya for over 25 years, helping girls from poor backgrounds afford the costs associated with secondary education. As an agent for CHES I will be working with local staff to monitor the flow of funds, ensure the girls maintain their schooling and connect regularly with their Canadian sponsors, and generally keep an eye on the day to day operations of CHES and its office in Kakamega. http://maps.google.ca/maps?f=q&source=s_q&hl=en&geocode=&q=Kakamega,+Western,+Kenya&sll=49.891235,-97.15369&sspn=24.456745,48.603516&ie=UTF8&hq=&hnear=Kakamega,+Western+Province,+Kenya&ll=0.283333,34.75&spn=1.183741,1.51886&z=9
I'll be based in Kakamega from late July until late October, and after that I plan to do some travelling, in Kenya, but perhaps in some neighbouring countries too (Uganda, Rwanda, Tanzania)
So, an interesting and exciting trip in prospect, and I hope that some of my pictures and postings will be of interest. I'll plan to post on a weekly basis, so drop in again to hear how things are progressing. Departure date is Monday, July 26th.
cheers
HL
This group has been operating in w. Kenya for over 25 years, helping girls from poor backgrounds afford the costs associated with secondary education. As an agent for CHES I will be working with local staff to monitor the flow of funds, ensure the girls maintain their schooling and connect regularly with their Canadian sponsors, and generally keep an eye on the day to day operations of CHES and its office in Kakamega. http://maps.google.ca/maps?f=q&source=s_q&hl=en&geocode=&q=Kakamega,+Western,+Kenya&sll=49.891235,-97.15369&sspn=24.456745,48.603516&ie=UTF8&hq=&hnear=Kakamega,+Western+Province,+Kenya&ll=0.283333,34.75&spn=1.183741,1.51886&z=9
I'll be based in Kakamega from late July until late October, and after that I plan to do some travelling, in Kenya, but perhaps in some neighbouring countries too (Uganda, Rwanda, Tanzania)
So, an interesting and exciting trip in prospect, and I hope that some of my pictures and postings will be of interest. I'll plan to post on a weekly basis, so drop in again to hear how things are progressing. Departure date is Monday, July 26th.
cheers
HL
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