Kyle and I will be speaking to the Carman Mennonite Church this Sunday about our trip. We'll let people know what we will be doing, why this is so important to us, and a few other things about our upcoming journey.
Later on (we haven't set a date yet) there will be a soup and bun lunch at the church as another fundraiser.
-KM
Kenya Panoramic
Thursday, September 23, 2010
Monday, September 20, 2010
tickets are booked!
Kyle and I have booked our tickets to Kenya! We got a great deal and we're super happy about it. Our thanks to Karen at the Travel Hut in Carman, you are WONDERFUL!!
So, on Nov.28th we'll be flying out of Winnipeg, stopping in Toronto for a few hours of layover time, making our way through Amsterdam, and onto Nairobi, arriving Nov.29th - Almost 30 hours of travel time!
We will be back in Canada April 5th.
We are so so happy that this part is taken care of, our trip feels so much more real now.
=)
So, on Nov.28th we'll be flying out of Winnipeg, stopping in Toronto for a few hours of layover time, making our way through Amsterdam, and onto Nairobi, arriving Nov.29th - Almost 30 hours of travel time!
We will be back in Canada April 5th.
We are so so happy that this part is taken care of, our trip feels so much more real now.
=)
Saturday, September 18, 2010
More Info
Hi,
We realized that we never mentioned on this journal what exactly we'll be doing in Kenya. So here goes:
On Dec 1st, 2010 our Teaching placement begins. We applied for a 14 week placement with an orphanage school outside of Nairobi, the largest city in Kenya. We are going with a group called International Volunteer HQ -- more can be seen at their website; http://www.volunteerhq.org/
While we are there we will be staying with a host family that can house up to 10 other volunteers, working on different projects in the community. The host family receives a portion of our volunteering fees, which covers out room and meals while we are with them. Our placement, (the school) also receives some of our volunteering fees.
Since we get there in December, which is their break month from school in Kenya, we will begin by helping out in community infrastructure building projects, help with the children at the orphanage, and then work at teachers after Christmas when school is back up and running. We will be teaching English, Math, Social Studies, Phys Ed. Art (Kate) and Science (Kyle!).
So, if you have any other questions about what we are doing there, just ask us!
Oh! and we are booking flights as I type! Kyle is on the phone right now with a woman from the Travel Hut and we found round trip flights that are super affordable!! Huzzah!
-k&k
We realized that we never mentioned on this journal what exactly we'll be doing in Kenya. So here goes:
On Dec 1st, 2010 our Teaching placement begins. We applied for a 14 week placement with an orphanage school outside of Nairobi, the largest city in Kenya. We are going with a group called International Volunteer HQ -- more can be seen at their website; http://www.volunteerhq.org/
While we are there we will be staying with a host family that can house up to 10 other volunteers, working on different projects in the community. The host family receives a portion of our volunteering fees, which covers out room and meals while we are with them. Our placement, (the school) also receives some of our volunteering fees.
Since we get there in December, which is their break month from school in Kenya, we will begin by helping out in community infrastructure building projects, help with the children at the orphanage, and then work at teachers after Christmas when school is back up and running. We will be teaching English, Math, Social Studies, Phys Ed. Art (Kate) and Science (Kyle!).
So, if you have any other questions about what we are doing there, just ask us!
Oh! and we are booking flights as I type! Kyle is on the phone right now with a woman from the Travel Hut and we found round trip flights that are super affordable!! Huzzah!
-k&k
Friday, September 17, 2010
No Yellow Fever For Us!
Kyle is still farming, and I am still living out of a suitcase. I'll be going home after Roland's Pumpkin fair (where we got a volunteer job!! more about that in a bit) so that I can substitute teach and be with my family before we leave for Kenya.
Okay, so on October the 2nd, at the Roland Pumpkin Fair, in the kid's tent from 10-4 Kyle will be giving out balloons and I will be doing face painting. Its going to be by donation and we'll have all of our trip info posted there for anyone interested. We are really looking forward to letting our communities know about our plans, and so happy to have people supporting this.
We have at least one other fundraising plan in the works for the Carman area, and I'm still trying to plan something for Thompson.
So that is whats new for the Kenya plans. Still no tickets booked, working on it.
-Kate (and Kyle sortof)
Wednesday, September 8, 2010
up up and away! - - booking flights today
Today we are going to see about booking flights through the Travel Hut in Carman. Hopefully we can get a good deal.
Also, We're getting ready to start fundraising for our volunteering fees portion of the trip expenses. The majority of our volunteering fees go to our homestay family, who will be providing us with room and board, and travel to our worksite - the school. Kyle and I have never done a homestay before, but are really excited to experience Kenya with locals. Our fundraising goal is $3000.00
So far, We are thinking about doing a beer bottle/beer can drive, a coffee-house type of evening event with music, silent auction, door prizes, drinks and deserts, and possibly another event - we are open to suggestions!!
Wish us Luck!
-Kate
oh, p.s. We have matching t-shirts for fundraising, I made them. I'll post pics sometime soon.
Also, We're getting ready to start fundraising for our volunteering fees portion of the trip expenses. The majority of our volunteering fees go to our homestay family, who will be providing us with room and board, and travel to our worksite - the school. Kyle and I have never done a homestay before, but are really excited to experience Kenya with locals. Our fundraising goal is $3000.00
So far, We are thinking about doing a beer bottle/beer can drive, a coffee-house type of evening event with music, silent auction, door prizes, drinks and deserts, and possibly another event - we are open to suggestions!!
Wish us Luck!
-Kate
oh, p.s. We have matching t-shirts for fundraising, I made them. I'll post pics sometime soon.
Wednesday, September 1, 2010
First Post!
Jambo! (greetings in Swahili)
This is the website/blog/journal that we will be using to keep in touch with our friends, family, and followers during our teaching placement in Kenya. We will also use this as another way to post updates about the events leading up to our trip.
Thanks for stopping by,
Kate and Kyle
This is the website/blog/journal that we will be using to keep in touch with our friends, family, and followers during our teaching placement in Kenya. We will also use this as another way to post updates about the events leading up to our trip.
Thanks for stopping by,
Kate and Kyle
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