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And the ‘fari continues….
So we did this all more than a week ago, but it is Africa, and we were t.v. and computer free for essentially 2 weeks. It was a nice break.....learning to just be still and smelling the dampened earth, exhaust free air, plumeria on the warm evening air. I could...
We’re going on a “fari” to see Dinosaurs!
Or at least that was Lucy's version of our trip. Since arriving in Kenya in May, the extent of our exploring has been limited to day trips within driving distance of Nairobi. We have been looking forward to Ian's parents visit because it means we have a wonderful...
Big weekend…
Big weekend. Megan comes back to Kenya from her adventure in the US Ian's parents arrive for a visit from Portland: And, this wonderful loaf in the oven that we are expecting turns 15 weeks new! It is a relief to be over so much of the tiredness and nausea that I...
Lucky Day
Anne and I play dumb games with each other all the time. Take little bets, try to predict things, or guess things in advance just to entertain ourselves. Since coming here we've taken to guessing what causes traffic jams, that we get stuck in pretty much...
Love at first sight
I don't think I've ever really felt it, until now. This arrived at our house this week as a total surprise: It belonged to another ex-pat who went back to the States in June and I had almost...
Soup in summer is strange
I love soup. That is one of my favorite things about fall in the northwest...cooking warm or spicy foods to warm you up after being out in the wind and rain of Portland. It's never really like that here in Kenya. It pretty much feels like summer year-round, so...
A Kenyan Halloween
I've never been real keen on the idea of Halloween....except that I love the whole costume and candy part. Around the first part of October, we received an email from the Embassy warden, who is basically an American in our area of Kenya assigned to keep other...
Speeding Ticket
That was the subject line of the email we received from Ian's mom yesterday. Seems like they think Ian was doing 50mph in a 35mph zone in downtown Beaverton last week. Funny, though not really since I SOLD that car to an insurance fellow about a YEAR ago!! It was a...
“You’ve been lost”
That's the phrase a Kenyan will say to us if they haven't seen us in a while. It's kind of cute. I usually hear it from Godfrey, the guard at the gate to the Del Monte plantation that surrounds Eli's school if I've been using a different road to get to the school...