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Day One Day One Saturday 8Saturday 8thth August 2009 August 2009

This is the plane we flew in to get to Kenya. The flight was 8 ½ hours long.

Day Two Day Two Sunday 9Sunday 9thth August 2009 August 2009

We arrived at Narobi International Airport where we were meet by Jacqui, our guide. We stopped at the local supermarket for supplies and found our first elephant

We then set off on the 3 ½ hour drive to the village we are going to stay at

Most of the journey was on dirt tracks and was very bumpy in our little mini buses! When we arrived all the village came out to say hello

Day ThreeDay ThreeMonday 10Monday 10thth August 2009 August 2009

We were woken up at 7am by our host family and had our breakfast of maize porridge. We then went off to our first task to plant trees at Mr Mwanthi’s. These where Avocados and Papayas.

We then went to Elizabeth Nzyoki’s to help her plant seeds the nursery.

Once you finish watering the seeds we covered the area with sawdust to reduce the amount of evaporation of the moisture.

We then had lunch at Eunice Mwania’s. The goats live under the dry food store.

Day Three Day Three Monday 10Monday 10thth August 2009 August 2009

After lunch we were shown how they made Kiondos (woven baskets) and then had a go ourselves. The fibres that are used come from a Kilko leaf

At the end of the day we collected water from the local water hole (one hour walk away) for the families. The water is in very short supply due to the drought. The water is very dirty but in this reserve there is reeds so they get the water from that side where it is cleaner.

Day FourDay FourTuesday 11Tuesday 11thth August 2009 August 2009

Wamunyu Craft Market

After breakfast this morning we drove 2 hours to this craft market where we were able to buy gifts for people and see the members working on a piece. The crafts on view here are

mainly wood carving. In the warehouse there was so much to see and buy. Kenyan Shillings is the local currency and the current exchange rate is approx £1 – 100KSH

Day Four Day Four Tuesday 11Tuesday 11thth August 2009 August 2009

In the afternoon we learnt how they weave there ropes to carry things with

and then we had a go

On the way back from the craft market we stopped at a petrol station and saw on of there busses. The sunset

was lovely that night

Day FiveDay FiveWednesday 12Wednesday 12thth August 2009 August 2009

Day FiveDay FiveWednesday 12Wednesday 12thth August 2009 August 2009

After being shown how to do it we had a go a making a bowl. First we had to make the clay which they collect from the local pit

We then crush it down to a powder and add water. We then knead it like bread

Day FiveDay FiveWednesday 12Wednesday 12thth August 2009 August 2009

Today we walked up to the top the local mountain and here are some of the amazing views we saw and us in Kenya!

Day FiveDay FiveWednesday 12Wednesday 12thth August 2009 August 2009

At the end of the day we went down to the woods to collect fire wood and then was shown how to tie them up to carry them on your back. We then all carried a pill up to the village.

Day SixDay SixThursday 13Thursday 13thth August 2009 August 2009

Today in the morning we first help dig some terraces (ditches) to collect the rain water when it comes and then we went to the local school

Day Seven Day Seven Friday 14Friday 14thth August 2009 August 2009

This morning we were taken on a walk along a river bed and this is some of what we saw

Day SevenDay SevenFriday 14Friday 14thth August 2009 August 2009

We visited the local pub were we tried the home brew

Day EightDay EightSaturday 15Saturday 15thth August 2009 August 2009

We were asked to dig a hole each, which was one ‘stick’ deep, wide and long in preparation to plant some more trees

Day EightDay EightSaturday 15Saturday 15thth August 2009 August 2009

We were shown around the village market square and the church

Day Eight Day Eight Saturday 15Saturday 15thth August 2009 August 2009

Peter Mweniti showed us how to carve a giraffe out of a block of wood

Day EightDay EightSaturday 15Saturday 15thth August 2009 August 2009

At the end of our last day with the village we were honoured with a traditional dance

and BBQ

We were also asked to show them a traditional dance from the UK

Day NineDay NineSunday 16Sunday 16thth August 2009 August 2009

On our last full day in Kenya we went to

Nairobi National Park to see the wild

animals and here are some of the pictures

Day NineDay NineSunday 16Sunday 16thth August 2009 August 2009

Here are some more pictures of

the national park

animals.

There is no completely

wild animals left

in Kenya they are all in national

parks

LanguageLanguage

HelloHello JamboJambo WachaWacha

WelcomeWelcome KariboKaribo UkaUka

Thank YouThank You AsantiAsanti DasandaDasanda

GoodbyeGoodbye KwaheriKwaheri BaaiBaai

PleasePlease Tafa DhaliTafa Dhali NutonyaNutonya

I likeI like NapendaNapenda NingwendaNingwenda

I don’t likeI don’t like SipendaSipenda NdikwendaNdikwenda

Africa language across the country is Swahili but in the village we were staying with are in the Kamba tribe and speak Venacular (Kamba):

While I was there I was re-christened with my Kamba name:

Ndanu

Which means Happiness

To say my name is….

Nitawa Ndanu

My Host FamilyMy Host Family

Here are some photo of the family I stayed with and Jenny who was with the same family in the YFC group.

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