So its been a super busy
few months but let me start back here in July so that I can get you all up to
date =)
So July, lots of fun tid
bits happened in July! First of all this is the month of American Independence,
and as an American, living quite far from home, celebrating with my fellow
Americans was pretty much a given. Some of my volunteer friends and I took a
weekend and headed to the beautiful Kakamega Rainforest, where we took some
picturesque hikes as well as celebrated as true Americans. (We even tried to
play a bit of true American-New Girl anyone?- but that didn’t work out so well
haha). Overall, it was a great time!
Hanging out with the crew at the lookout over the forest canopy!
We hold these truths to be
self-evident, that all men are created equal, that they are endowed by their
Creator with certain unalienable Rights, that among these are Life, Liberty and
the pursuit of Happiness.- Thomas Jefferson
A few weeks later, I was
lucky enough to get to go into Nairobi along with one of my students, her
father, and one of the sisters I live with who is the school’s head teacher. My
student had entered an art contest back in March, which was sponsored by PEPFAR
(Presidents Emergency Plan For AIDS Relief), which was started by George W.
Bush. The contest was to create a poster that represented the theme, “Working
Together towards an AIDS Free Generation” bringing together both the United
States and Kenya. I submitted her artwork for her, and found out that she had
placed for her age group and was being brought into Nairobi for a ceremony! The
ceremony was great, and I was so proud of her! Phidencia is only ten years old
and is an amazing artist!
A Thank you note from the event =)
Myself with my crew from Chebukaka, along with some of the Peace Corps Admin who attended the event!
After this, I had my second
birthday here in Kenya! I had some fun in the sun turning 24, and I have to say
so far it has been quite a wonderful year, no complaints here!! =)
At the end of the month I
got the opportunity to go teach at the training for the new incoming public
health class, which was really great. It was interesting to see how far I had
come as well as be able to help and guide those who were just coming in with
the knowledge I had gained over the past months being in country. Like I said
July was busy, but also a great deal of fun!
