Monthly Archives: August 2010

Review: Kumuka Worldwide

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The decision to go with an Overland Tour to complete our bucket list of places to visit in Southern Africa was one that we arrived upon late into our two months in the region, but in the end provided us an opprounity to visit places that would have been very cost prohibitive had we done it on our own. Victoria Falls was number one on Alisa’s list, and as I had wanted to take the opportunity to visit Botswana, we looked for a trip that would cover both of these. Since we were approaching the end of our trip, money was becoming tight, thus finding the right option, time and cost wise, was imperative. Our search was extensive, but Alisa decided on Kumuka Worldwide as our best bet because they fit the timeframe we wanted, had an affordable cost, and had openings on the upcoming trip. Booking last minute proved to be difficult with some of the other companies so we quickly made the booking at Kumuka as Alisa assured me that I would be able to buy Travel Insurance through World Nomads (Kumuka requires travel insurance, and it was very easy to purchase from World Nomads). Our trip from Victoria Falls to Johannesburg was booked, so now we had to get up to the starting point. Continue reading →

Internet in Kericho

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This is my first internet access since Nairobi. I am currently in the city of Kericho which is about 2 hours or so from the village I am currently living in. I have only been here a few short days and already of have exprienced so much.

The food is delicious. We eat a lot of squash and vegi’s with rice or pasta, fruit (lots of pineapple), and either steak or beans for protein. The volunteers live in cement huts with bunk beds. Emmanul has 4 precious children who love to color and play soccer. Most of Emmanuls family lives around him so there are always cousins and other children over in the yard playing too.

All the children in Kenya have a school holiday this week because of the vote on the constiutional referendum. Everywhere I go I see vote YES promotions- I have only seen vote NO in the papers. The students will be back to Emmanuls school on the 5th so then we will be able to start teaching. Right now we are just getting the new boys dorms cleaned and the bathroom built.

Saturday we attended a Maassi wedding with lots of singing and beautiful bead work. The bride was 6 hours late, but no one seemed to mind.

Later in the week we are going to a Maassi warrior graduation that only happens every 7 years, so I cant wait. We have to dress in traditional outfits and beads.

See this link for info on the Warrior Graduation