First Work Week in Kenya

We finished up with the camp and immediately launched into a week of meetings to determine what we would be doing for the next several months. The plan is to write a number of concept papers outlining various projects that are planned which will be used to obtain funding. At the same time, we are redoing the website for the organization, helping start math clubs at secondary schools and universities, and planning mini-math camps. Other ideas include starting e-libraries, starting a mobile lab, distributing loaded flash drives and working more intensely with local schools. We met with the new principal of Bishop Abiero and will work intensely with those students starting on Wednesday.

The week was non-stop meetings day and night but Saturday afternoon, we got a small break and drove to Kenya’s only remaining rain forest. We weren’t there long- only from about 5 pm Saturday until 10 am Sunday- but we did a nice three hour walk to see the sunrise and the waterfall. We saw numerous Colobus, Red-tailed and Blue monkeys in the trees. Unfortunately, they were too fast for picture taking. We also left too early to see butterflies as they don’t come out until it’s bright and sunny.

David, Giovanna, Mel and Danny eating ice cream before dinner. We had stopped at the big supermarket before we got to the forest but the tiny refrigerator wasn't big enough so we had to eat it immediately. Ice cream is a huge treat here.

Scenes from the sunrise walk.

Wild ginger plant

Its fruit

and flower

We were on top of that rock for the sunrise

The waterfall had a lot of water flowing this time of year.

At the edge of the forest, people farm

This is a very common toy here-an old bicycle tire pushed along with a forked stick.

David cooking breakfast

Right before we left Kenya in 2012, we met Daniel, the son of the caretaker of the cottages in the rain forest, when he was several weeks old.  Now he's quite the little man!

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