Long day. No food in the fridge. Craving Indian curry and rice. Head to the nearest food court. There were only a handful of people eating dinner on the top floor of Westgate. A slow night in the mall with some of the usual types: An elderly Indian couple out with their grown children. A... Continue Reading →
As I mentioned a couple posts ago, I went to the coast with 18 high school kids in the last week of January. In many ways, it was like the trip I did last year at the same time. There were improvements since then - the logistics were smoother, the cooking was cleaner, and we... Continue Reading →
Hurray for long weekends! Though it was not as long as y'all's in the US, it's still great to have a three day weekend. Thursday didn't feel much like Thanksgiving since we were in school all day. Friday though was lovely. I woke up late (7:45!), putzed around the house, then geared up for pie making. ... Continue Reading →
For all the fun things going on these last few months, there have been an equal number of headaches and hassles. Like a headache, the hassles tend to start with a tiny disturbance - a soft dull throb. When the dull throb starts beating behind your eyeballs, you try to do something ... take a... Continue Reading →
Hello! Long time no ... post. Yes - three months since my last post is quite out-of-the-ordinary for me. But then ... it's been an out-of-the-ordinary quarter. Just when I thought things couldn't get much busier, they did. And so here I am after three months of relative silence. It's 'spring break' now. Though really... Continue Reading →
Where has September gone? I've often thought about posting these last few weeks, but barely has the thought floated across my brain than I have had to attend to the next set of demands. Life has been hectic but fun, hurried but calm, full but beautiful. And my heart is thankful. Sept 3rd: Asher Dee... Continue Reading →
I have tried to be consistent with blogging these last few months; at once a week (ish), I think I've done a decent job. In spite of these efforts though, life continues to be much fuller than I have given credit here on the Dunehopper Diaries. This post will thus be a hodgepodge of happenings,... Continue Reading →
Last Saturday I hosted a photography exhibit at my apartment! A photographer friend of mine has been in Nairobi for a few months on a short internship, and we decided to put up a show of his pics. In just under a month of planning, we went from a collection of 15,000 raw digital images... Continue Reading →
I have been without a car for almost a week. Nothing serious - just some nasty clunks and rattles that had to get sorted out. And I am certainly not complaining - it has been lovely to ride with friends and not have to maneuver the traffic myself. All of us teacher-types go to and... Continue Reading →
When you are a teacher in the northern hemisphere, measuring a year is a tricky thing. For reasons perhaps best understood by 19th century American farmers, the academic year and the calendar year do not match. My friends in the Kenyan school system, which runs from January to November, have a hard time understanding this.... Continue Reading →
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