20 August 2009
Posted by laurabell84 on August 20, 2009
Hello all,
Things here are going well, aside from a mishap with the bank stateside…I traveled with Maria Helena last weekend to Nairobi, Kenya to see our good friend Shamsia. It was EXCELLENT. Shamsia was a wonderful hostess and we had a lot of fun. We went to her cousin’s wedding reception, the Giraffe Orphanage (where both MH and I kissed a giraffe named Laura, haha), ate good food, and found DIET SODA! A true treat here…
The trip was grueling, 13 hours each way in a bus with no toilet…but well worth it. Kenya makes country #21 that I have visited in my life, which I think it pretty cool considering that I have now been to at least one country on every continent except Australia and Antarctica… I definitely need to do more traveling around Africa, Asia and South America though. You know me, can’t sit still for too long!
Work is going well, I traveled with the Drama Group to a community outreach on HIV/AIDS awareness where they were showing people how to use condoms. I am not sure I can describe the hilarity that ensued…But you should imagine people standing in front of many people putting condoms on wooden penises… The drama group continues to be the highlight of my week, so inspiring and passionate. I am excited to spend more time with them. My other work is going well, though not terribly exciting. I am working on a concept paper on how TASO’s work contributes to peace and then still the gender mainstreaming stuff…
My internet today seems to be pretty fast, so I am going to try to put up photos! (Click on the photos for a larger pic)
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- Laura the giraffe coming in for the kiss
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- The kiss
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- Laura kissing Laura
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- Ew, slobbery!
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- Maria Helena kissing Laura
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- Beautiful Shamsia, Maria Helena and Lynn the Giraffe
