Brittney Elkins
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Final Days in Eldoret
Saying goodbye to our Kenyan colleagues was so much harder than I realized it would be. We have made amazing bonds with our new friends over the past two weeks. My life has certainly been changed by these people, and I think they will remain a large part of what Kenya is to us for [...]
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Let me begin this post by getting one thing out of the way; I had a rough start to my week. I had an interview that didn’t go well on Monday afternoon, and Tuesday and Wednesday I wasn’t feeling very well. Ok, that’s all. I rested, I took some medicine, and I told myself that [...]
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Mzungu!
Mzungu (or Muzungu) is the Swahili word for a person of European descent– in other words, a white person. However the literal translation means, “One who wanders aimlessly” or, “One who wanders in circles.” To the Kenyan children, we are all mzungu. They love seeing us and they ask us to take their pictures. They [...]
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First Day Jitters
I don’t know about the other students, but I have to admit that I was a little bit nervous about our first day of reporting. I felt like a kid on my first day at a new school. I knew how to do the work, but would it be the same in a new place? [...]
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Making Friends
What a day. We met with the students at the Moi Teaching and Referral Hospital (MTRH) again this morning at 10. After being put in pairs– one IU student, one Moi student– we talked with our partners about story ideas and plans of action. I am teamed up with Joan (pronounced Jo Ann) for our [...]
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Preparing to Leave
Wow, tomorrow. I didn’t think it would ever actually come. Tomorrow morning we will meet at the normal class time, 9am, and get all of our stuff organized. I’m mostly packed, although I won’t be completely confident in my packing skills until my bag weighs in under 50lbs. I have been spending the past week [...]
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Jim Kelly’s Guinea Pig
Hello, I’m excited to be traveling to Africa in a few short weeks! For now, we’re trying to get the site up and running smoothly, so I’m just testing out the posts for our Kenya blog. See you all very soon! Brittney
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