Giraffes are amazing. We saw many of them at Lake Nakuru.
I am back in Nairobi after one night at Lake Nakuru National Park where we did two game drives -- one yesterday afternoon and one this morning. I saw many amazing animals-- impalas, gazelles, giraffes, white rhinos, pink flamingos (!!), warthogs, baboons, monkeys, and many kids of birds. I am still hoping to see a leopard, cheetah and lion at Maasai Mara next weekend. I've still never seen any of them!
After we returned we ate a quick lunch then headed to Red Rose for the afternoon meeting of the boys and girls clubs. Children of Kibera Foundation and LitWorld (an NGO based in NYC) partner to provide this safe place for kids from Kibera (not only Red Rose students) to come Sunday afternoons. The program is reading/literacy based, but there are other activities as well. I helped a group of students in a very energetic and suspenseful spelling bee.
Tomorrow we're back at Red Rose. I will be doing a fair amount of teaching this week which I'm very excited about!! I am planning to do a small unit on songs of the Civil Rights Movement and Emancipation.
Tonight in the reflection time for the students they were asked three things that they are thinking about that they will continue to think about long after they leave. I don't have time to expound upon these ideas now, but in bullet point form for now:
- Who do Americans fail to think about Africa? Why do we fail to learn enough about Africa (and other continents for that matter) in school?
- How can I bring some of this amazing Red Rose School Kenyan spirit back to my students in Washington? They are SO, so incredibly driven. Most kids arrive at school at 7 and are there until 5 or 7 p.m. They love being there because they love to learn. Inspiring.
- What I can do to help Children of Kibera Foundation run and fund their programs. It is truly an amazing organization.
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