Another day in Kenya

St,Mary's is green because it rains a lot and they have so many beautiful plants.

I have surprised myself because I never thought I would be this helpful and teach kids in Kenya. I have also surprised myself by making good friends with a very bright or as they say "sharp" kid named Dennis Maina.

The boy that I feel most connected to is Dennis because he reminds me a lot of myself sometimes.His smile is killer just like mine. We both just have a connection that him or me will ever forget. We both like to to joke around and dance occasionally. It's like I can read his mind. We can just look at each other and start laughing because we are thinking the same thing.

Five differences between Kenya and America is that they have a different toilet handle, sink, egg color, soil color, their gutter is their trash can.

The most difficult part for me so far has been taking showers. It was the most difficult part because i had to use a bucket to get hot water our first day. I had to pour the water then put the soap on it was so confusing and uncomfortable. But we have a shower at St.Mary's.

Yesterday we went to a house in what they call here "the slums". It was a real disturbing sight to see. Basically "the slums" are worse than the projects. It was one room for everything . The kitchen was right next to the bed, the bed was against wall and there were holes in the metal roof. When it rains the water leaks inside of the room. We went to "the slums" because we had one hundred dollars to do the best we could to make one family's life easier. Even with the house looking how it did she didn't want the money she wanted the money to go straight to hers son's education.Ms.Kehn started crying.

Day three in Kenya

Today Darren and I went to the classroom and taught kids (the juniors). We taught the kids how to add and subtract. Sammy is a really smart kid. He didn't need any one's help.It's weird because he is the smallest, the youngest (five years old) but the most consistent. Sammy made me feel proud because he is an all around person. He is smart, and enthusiastic.Sammy really excited me. The classrooms weren't the best, they weren't even close . I realized that the kids needed everything, like pens, pencils, and notebooks. The school was only one room, it was super tiny and discreet. It was like a whole in the wall. I think the kids deserve better than that- they are real smart and real determined. I want them to put effort in to what they deserve. We took six kids out of the classrooms and had a two on one tutoring session each. We are going to continue doing this until we leave. It has been raining pretty often now, our shoes are covered in mud. I guess it's time to get new sneakers (hint hint Mom and Dad).But on the plus side... the food is great.

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Our first day at the orphanage

Our first day at the orphanage was pretty rough. We met all the boys but they were too excited to meet us. The boys took us on a tour of the whole orphanage. From the bathrooms to the basketball courts. We went to see their dorms and talked to their teachers and next thing you know when Darren and I turned around there was like thirty kids wanting to talk to us and shake our hands. It was like we were Biggie and Tupac. We found out that all of the boys were so friendly and harmless.As we got to know them more we started to exchange names and play with each other. Benson, Godfrey, Simon, and Dennis are so welcoming and warm-hearted.They showed us how to do everything and they were the ones that gave us the tour around the orphanage. They are very social and now they are not shy anymore. Now we are all friends.

First day in Africa

Our first day in Africa was so long and hectic. We waited like thirty minutes just to get our luggage , another ten minutes for the taxi man to get the taxi. So after the man came back with the taxi we packed our bags in the car and we were on our way. I realized that the steering wheel was on the right instead of the left. We were on our way to Ms.Kehn's friend (Anna) house. We got there around 11:00. We thought we were going to have fun until we heard that there no television or computer, I thought I was going to die when I heard that. We got there and saw that the house looked out of the ordinary. The walls were made out of cement and you could hear your echo. The house was packed. There was four people in one room and three people in another room. Then it was Darren, another kid, and me.It was kind of boring but we made a good time out of it. So me and Darren went to sleep and woke up around 9:00 the next morning. Then the next day began.