July 2010
3 posts
Soko
Arriving home from the safari, I think it was safe to say we were all exhausted. Three days is definitely enough time to see all (well almost all) the animals. We saw many wildebeests, zebras, and antelope, which in the beginning of the trip was so exciting I probably snapped close to 50 pictures of each. Further into the park, we had Lions walk right past our vehicles and our driver even took us...
Zaidi...
We just finished a very busy and productive week, although the outcomes of our findings are a bit grim. The financial situation of the Mama’s is very worrisome. Jesse borrowed the financial books they keep for purchasing milk, sales and money coming in, and their miscellaneous expenses and performed an audit. He found that at the end of this month or next, depending on their savings, they may not...
Ni siku nzuri sana!
So much has happened in two weeks! I’ve now returned to the intern apartment, which means that Kinleigh and Jackel have left Mwanza and are now in Oyugis, Kenya. The FIFA world cup has started and you can definitely feel the excitement. Walking down the street you often see (and hear) many people sitting around watching the games. I love being right in the midst of it all and with so many...
June 2010
3 posts
Hapa na pale...
Monday morning arrived and Marta headed off to pick up Emily from the Airport. At the apartment Steph, Dane and I worked on filming Mama Paskwalina (and Esther doing the translating) for promotional material to be used back in Canada. She had many great things to say about the impact of the project on empowering women, improving the quality of life for people living with HIV/AIDS and the...
Tuende Kazi!
Time really does fly by here. It has already been another week and so much has happened. Last weekend I celebrated my 21st birthday, which is an experience I will never forget! All the interns (with the exception of Olivia, who was still Kigali) went out to Tunza before noon on the Sunday. Many of our friends met us out there as well. The weather was perfect and all day we hung out in the sun. We...
May 2010
5 posts
Asubuhi njemma!
Day three of exploring Mwanza we started the day by going to Mabatini to visit the Mama’s at the yoghurt kitchen (jiko la jamii). It was much different than I expected; the kitchen was quite a bit smaller, but very quaint and clean. We tried a sample of the yoghurt and this was definitely a different taste and texture than the products I was used to in Canada. Yoghurt is called “Mziwa Mgando”, but...
Western Heads East →
Check out this website to see more about the Western Heads East Project and why I’m in Mwanza! Meet the Yoghurt Mama’s and the inspiration for the project.
Mambo!
It’s our second day here in Mwanza and already we have done so much. The flight was long getting here, but we were all glad to arrive.
We had a thirteen hour layover in Amsterdam, which originally we thought would not be enough time to get everything in we wanted to see or do; but we soon realized that we were just too exhausted to spend this entire time downtown. We arrived to the Amsterdam...