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Field Trip
Hey, look!We made it to the Nairobi National Musuem!We were shocked and amazed at what was inside. (This is a chief's coat made from monkey fur and tails, with a stuffed monkey for reference.)And...
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Nairobi National Park
About 45 minutes away with good traffic, there is a game reserve called Nairobi National Park. You can drive yourself all over it, as long as you stay on the roads. Richard and I went early this...
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Zebra Studies
On our safari yesterday, we encountered quite a few zebras doing quite a few zebra-ish things.In all of this study, the age-old question has been answered: zebras are definitely white with black...
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Picture of the Day
From where does pork come?It's grown in a garden, of course! Bouquet of bacon, anyone?
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Field Trip: Part Mbili
After visiting the museum on Friday, we went to the Snake Park at the same location. Inside were several aquariums and several glass cages for various dangerous snakes. The students were checking out...
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The Organ
Meet Mr. Dickson. He kindly took his Friday afternoon to meet my Class 5 students and introduce them to the organ at All Saints Cathedral in downtown Nairobi.Meet the organ.Mr. Dickson told us the...
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Snake vs. John
See snake.See snake run.See John pursue with mop.See John win.(And we've officially decided it was not a green mamba, so sleep well.)
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In the year (wow!) that I've been blogging, I've shown you lots of pictures with a few music videos sprinkled in. When I see the kids in pictures I also here how they talk and phrase questions because...
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At Term 2 Recitation, the Junior and Senior Secondary Schools Choir performed "Laudamus Te" for the finale. This is a recording from the dress rehearsal the day before. (Thanks Liz!) It is in Latin,...
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It's GAMES Time!
Good morning, and welcome to the first week of GAMES! We will start the day with a bit of duck, duck goosefollowed by colouring.Our wonderful friend and minimissionary will then take you through the...
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The Fall of Sennecherib
Class 6 seemed to be a bit preoccupied at the end of last term. They decided to do a drama for recitation, and then jumped full swing into all the work that a drama entails: casting, script,...
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Action
This is really day 2 of GAMES that happened about a month ago. It was too fun not to share with you so here goes!It started with all of the students running to line up first thing in the morning....
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Brotherly Love
I love this picture because I love the kids in the picture, and I love how they are loving each other. Enough said.
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Tug-of-War
For a solid round of Tug-of-War, you definitely need a good stout rope and an alert judge.You put a few hardworking souls on one end,and somebody pulls on the other end.Give it all you've got...
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Kitengela Hot Glass
One weekend, Richard and I visited the studio of "hot glass" artists (mother and son) whose work is well known in Kenya. After two wrong turns and more pot holes than road, we knew we were finally...
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Mr. Onditi
This is Mr. Onditi, Class 2 Teacher, Extraordinaire.During PE, he coaches his students on the finer points of football from the sidelines.Then he jumps in and schools them on the field.They always ask...
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Sugar, Sugar
I am showing you this picture because:A) Kenya is out of sugar.B) This is all the sugar I have left in my house.C) I am a confirmed sugar lover and baker and eater. Coffee is just an excuse.D) All of...
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When Smiles are Words
Hey, Guys! What are you doing?(Smiles.)Are you enjoying your new chairs?(Smiles.)Should we take these into the classroom and use them as our new desks?(Smiles.)Are you having fun?(Smiles.)(Smiles.)At...
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Descriptive Writing
I started a unit on descriptive writing in class 5 last week by having each student trace their hand on a sheet of paper, or what we call a foolscap.Then they each got a piece of candy.The candy made...
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This is a video of Class 6 performing their own composition. The words are in Kiswahili and were originally a poem. The class teacher, Mrs. Mugo, and the class made it into a song with all the parts....
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Monkeying Around
Yesterday, Richard and I went to City Park. We heard through the grapevine that a group of vets take care of the monkeys there and that we could feed them. We have seen pics of other care-free...
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Report to Casualty
Everybody has a few stories that define the embarrassing and hilarious side of life. These stories somehow come up over and over again, sometimes with the benefit of making someone else feel better...
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I'm a Fan
I'm constantly amazed at God's creativity, especially among all the neat-o plants and animals here in Kenya. Just about everyday I see something that is straight out of a Dr. Seuss book. Did he live...
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