by AmeenaBlogArchive | Oct 10, 2011 | AmeenaProjectBlogArchive, Kenya, Thoughts
It hasn’t escaped our notice that our blog title has read: “Our journey to Kenya and back” and that the title has seemed awkward since we have been back home here in the United States. Ian and I have discussed if I should change the title, but there...
by AmeenaBlogArchive | Feb 4, 2011 | AmeenaProjectBlogArchive, Thoughts
“We are stitched together, and what love has tethered, I can never undo” Dear Karibu Centre family, When you call me crying, you make me cry. When you call and need answers, and neither you nor I have them, I hate telling you so. When you call and say...
by AmeenaBlogArchive | Sep 19, 2010 | AmeenaProjectBlogArchive, Family, Kenya, Travel
In our hunt to find the cheapest yet safest flight home from Kenya we happened upon a stay over in Dubai. We as in Erika Lee mentioned it, it sounded like a fabulous idea that saved thousands even with a 2 night hotel stay over, we booked it! I didn’t know much...
by AmeenaBlogArchive | Sep 4, 2010 | AmeenaProjectBlogArchive, Friends, Kenya
So months before our departure from Kenya I told Ian that I had hatched a fabulous plan that would allow us to fairly distribute all of the things we had accumulated that would not be returning to the US in our alloted 8 suitcases. That’s right. No shipping...
by AmeenaBlogArchive | Aug 28, 2010 | AmeenaProjectBlogArchive, Food, Friends, Kenya, Travel
A farewell at the Centre usually means a tea party planned by the staff. In the past this involved light food: boiled eggs, biscuits, queen cakes and chai. Ian and I decided about a month before leaving that we would like to throw the staff and residents a nice...