by AmeenaBlogArchive | Jan 14, 2010 | AmeenaProjectBlogArchive, Food, Friends, Kenya
What happened? Didn’t day 2 and 3 happen a while ago? Yes. Mmmm, I’m lazy. Day 2 happened. We (Ian, I, Rhett, Erika and Lucy) went to Nairobi, had pizza at the french restaurant, went to Spinners’ Web ( a great place to get Kenyan souvenirs that...
by AmeenaBlogArchive | Jan 10, 2010 | AmeenaProjectBlogArchive, Friends, Kenya, Travel
I’ve always appreciated how well Erika plans out activities for the friends and family she has that visit town. So, in an attempt to allow her and Rhett to experience the fun of an itinerary planned just for them, I have written up a 5 day list of activities...
by AmeenaBlogArchive | Jan 9, 2010 | AmeenaProjectBlogArchive, Uncategorized
Our good friends Rhett and Erika Lee are on their way right now to visit us! They are somewhere between DC and Amsterdam, having scored some sweet first class seats! Yeah for them! Here’s a picture of them with Rhetts mom, and their kids Caity and Jackson who...
by AmeenaBlogArchive | Jan 8, 2010 | AmeenaProjectBlogArchive, Family, Kenya
I bet it’s hard to imagine living somewhere where it is pretty much the same kind of weather year round. I had a hard time imagining it when I lived in Portland. Because it is generally between 70-80 degrees year round here in Kenya give or take 10 degrees in...
by AmeenaBlogArchive | Jan 5, 2010 | AmeenaProjectBlogArchive, Thoughts
That there could be a show made just for me called, “So You Just Can’t Dance?” I gave up in college, after trying country swing dancing. In high school, I had to be the dance team manager. I couldn’t count time. Still really can’t. I...
by AmeenaBlogArchive | Jan 3, 2010 | AmeenaProjectBlogArchive, Family, Food, Friends, Kenya
So, part 2 of Christmas was our (ok solely Ian’s) acceptance of an invitation to a local family’s house for dinner. This family lives in the Umoja slum right next to Karibu Centre. The family is quite nice, and we had them for dinner once after the dad,...