I’ve officially been here in Kenya for one year. Right now, I’m sitting in JKIA Airport in Nairobi, waiting to board a flight to visit family and be in a friend’s wedding back home. I’m not quite sure yet how, but I know this year has changed me. I know this, because this past weekend as I checked out at the cash register of a … Continue reading The Students I love

Today started at 7:00am as I got up a little later than usual since I wasn’t teaching- just giving my final exam. I puttered around my kitchen, pulling out of the fridge the meal I’d prepped the night before, plugging in the crockpot before walking the 100 meters down to my classroom to get things lined up for our year-end final exam. Ten seniors had … Continue reading Living the Dream: Students on the Front Porch