My Class

My 3rd Grade Class

(19 students)

Fun at Recess

Mombasa

We had a 3 day weekend to celebrate Kenyatta Day. Jomo Kenyatta was the first president of Kenya. Now they have a public holiday in his honor.

8 teachers, including myself took an 8 hour bus ride to Mombasa and stayed for 2 days and 1 night before taking the 8 hour overnight bus ride back to Nairobi.

Kenya is on the coast of the Indian Ocean.

The long bus ride was definitely worth the relaxing time that we had at the beach!!

Nakuru

New School Year

Uganda Trip

Hell's Gate

Project Fame

I went to see Kenya’s version of American Idol in person! They had narrowed it down to just 9 talented singers. I was 3 rows from the stage, so I was on T.V. in Kenya!

Ngong Hills

To relieve stress at the end of school year, I was able to get out of the city and hike the Ngong Hills (Ngong = Knuckles in Swahili) I found a chameleon there :)

More Mombasa!

My roommate, Becca, and I returned to Mombasa during our Easter Break for three days to relax and enjoy the beach. We still had a few adventures though!

Weekend Getaway to Mombasa

What a fun but busy weekend!

Friday 8pm: board the bus to Mombasa
Saturday 5am: arrive in Mombasa

Sunday 9pm: board the bus to Nairobi
Monday 5am: arrive in Nairobi
Monday 7:30 am: arrive at school

Enjoy the slide show!

The Banana

We went to an Amusement Park to "Do the the Banana."

This where you buy tickets.

This is the banana. It is a manually pumped ride that goes around in a cirlce SEVERAL times.

We were all excited in the beginning....

But afterward didn't feel so well!

Students vs Teachers Kickball

It was a tie game but we had a lot of fun!