Mirror
In Kenya, a sudden rainfall indicates a blessing. As the WISER students and faculty were welcoming us, rain suddenly fell around us. A blessing. I am here in Muhuru Bay, Kenya. I am lying beneath a tree and looking at…
Country Kenya
Balancing the Story
Think of the single worst story from your life—a moment, an event, a time period when you had a lapse of judgment. Think of a season of your life when you felt like a shadow of yourself. Think of a…
Why Kenya?
I graduated from college yesterday. In about one month I board a plane to Kenya. (I am also taking the GRE between now and then). I think about all these things and I have to laugh and cry and remind…
Pre-Departure Journal
Oh my… it’s finally happening!!!!! By the grace of God, the day I leave the country and finally embark on this adventure is approaching so fast. I have to say, I have a mixed bag of emotions flooding my system…
Jambo kutoka Kenya! (Hello from Kenya!)
There is something surreal about preparing for a journey that has lived in your imagination for months. For me, that preparation looked like endless checklists, doctor appointments, grant paperwork, packing cubes scattered across my bedroom floor, and repeatedly asking myself,…
Kenya in the Cultural Context
I think I am finally getting comfortable. Not comfortable in the sense that everything feels familiar, because trust me, I am still learning something new almost every day, but comfortable enough that I am beginning to find a rhythm here.…
BIrthday Activities
There is something incredibly strange about watching everyone go back to college when, for the first time in four years, you are not going with them. As August rolled around, my social media slowly became a highlight reel of move-in…
Harvest Season
One thing I am learning about community work is that sometimes you have to know when to slow down. Over the past few weeks, harvest season has changed the rhythm of our young women’s discussion groups. Attendance began to drop…
Another Part of the Story
Over the past few weeks, I have spent more of my time visiting schools around Narosura. With harvest season still happening, we decided to shift some of our time away from the village discussions and focus on girls who are…