It has been a whirlwind of activity the last few weeks at my site and I don’t even know where to start but here goes. Ever since after midterms I have been insanely busy both mentally and physically. 2 weeks ago I had my first real conversation about caning with some of the teachers. It went [...]

Sorry I haven’t posted in a while it has been a very busy month. Now for an update on my various projects that I have been working on and myself. I will try to post a little more in March. I promise. I am now teaching 18 classes a week (form 1 math, form two [...]

The other night was interesting to say the least. I just feel like I have to tell the world about it because nothing like this would ever happen in the states. My home was invaded by safari ants. These ants are not your typical tiny ants that aimlessly wander these ants are always on a [...]

My Kiswahili is slowly but surely improving. I’m trying to speak it everyday so that I will get more comfortable speaking because I really want to know this language. It’s actually pretty cool and would be the first language other than English that I will have a full grasp on. I think at this point [...]

I’m definitely going to have to get used to teaching. It has it’s ups and downs. One of the up was a short review that I did during the first view minutes of class to test if they remembered what we did during the last class. The amount of hands raised was phenominal. I then [...]

1/8/2012 This week I started teaching some classes although it was only an Intro of myself and what I’m doing here. The lesson went quite well I was able to set expectations that I have of the students and the students were able to set expectations that they have of me. After going to Voi [...]

12/19/2011 Well it has finally happened after much anticipation and guffaw I’m am a Peace Corps Volunteer. For those of you that did not think I would make it. HAH! I don’t think that was anyone but it felt good writing. I arrived at my site 4 days ago with my principal who has since [...]

I just left my home of two and a half months and it is bitter sweet. I’m very excited to finally get my own house and have the freedom to decide what I am going to eat and when I’m going to eat it. I’m also going to enjoy having a room that is larger [...]

Hey all So one month down in Kenya and I have been able to travel a little bit. Two weeks ago we had shadowing of other education volunteers and I went to a place called Maua. It’s a place on the eastern slopes of mount Kenya it is very beautiful there they grow a lot [...]

Finally made it to an internet cafe in Loitokitok! Things are going very well so far. I have been here for a total of two weeks so far. Here is an average day for me here. 8-10 Kiswahili Class! 10-12 Medical or more Kiswahili 12-1:30 Lunch in town 1:30- 5 Learning to teach in Kenya [...]

So here I am finally in Kenya sitting in front of the hostel that we’re staying at until tomorrow morning when we go to our training town for the rest of our PST.  Today was pretty exciting. We got to go into Nairobi today to get our phones. It was pretty crazy most definitely and [...]

So here I am sitting in a hotel room in the Philadelphia waiting to leave for Kenya and I can still hardly believe it. The staging event was pretty awesome and the other volunteers are awesome as well. I can happily say that I will enjoy Preservice Training with them and that I’m looking forward [...]

So with only a few days left before I finally leave for Kenya. I have 1. Finished my job at DES 2. Had a going away party 3. Final hiking trip 4. Final bike race 5. Finished packing! So all that is really left for me to do is get on the plane on Monday [...]

Hey all, So here’s the scoop I have 2 weeks before I head off to Philly for orientation and then less than a day later for Kenya. Here’s the itinerary for all those that are interested. INTERNATIONAL FLIGHT ITINERARY: 04 OCT 11 – TUESDAY NEW YORK JFK-JOHANNESBURG OPERATED BY SOUTH AFRICAN AIRWAYS LV NEW YORK [...]