by AmeenaBlogArchive | Dec 2, 2009 | AmeenaProjectBlogArchive, Family, Kenya, Travel
Part 2 of our family vacation was a 5 night trip to the beach. We used a missionary specific travel agent in planning our trip and got a pretty good deal on an all-inclusive family resort (I’ve never been to an all-inclusive before). The morning after...
by AmeenaBlogArchive | Nov 29, 2009 | AmeenaProjectBlogArchive, Family, Kenya, Travel
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...
by AmeenaBlogArchive | Nov 27, 2009 | AmeenaProjectBlogArchive, Family, Travel
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...
by AmeenaBlogArchive | Nov 9, 2009 | AmeenaProjectBlogArchive, Thoughts, Travel
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...
by AmeenaBlogArchive | Jun 15, 2009 | AmeenaProjectBlogArchive, Travel
In talking with my twin brother Andy and his wife Kori last night , Ian and I realized that we have not done a post of the “smells” of Kenya. There are some things here that after a week or two, you just start to take it for granted and you forget how...