I AM NOW A "SHORT TIMER"

Hey friends - only 59 days to go!! I even have my plane ticket - land in NYC July 29th.

Here are photos of my last birding trip to Lake Baringo. It was even more exciting than Lake Naivasha - the lone bird is a goliath heron and the fisherman is in a sort of canoe made out of bamboo.

Also pictured are my Kenyan family installing their rain catchment system (funded by Mammoth residents). Then a group of orphans from a nearby nursery school.

The shot of the green mosquito net was taken during one of my malaria lessons at the dispensary. I am now focusing on family planning and birth control. Kenya really needs to address the situation of populatioin growth. It is truly out of control in many rural areas like Kadzinuni. There is a shot of some traditional dancers who performed at the World Aids Day.

I love the shot of the kid doing the high jump - Kenyans can really run and jump!
Stay Alive is a HIV pervention/education curriculum that I followed for the younger classes.

This could very well be my last edition of "Mary in Kenya". I have given up on ever getting electricity and I am so busy, it is difficult to allocate time to travel and sit at the laptop.

I hope you have enjoyed reading about my Kenyan experiences and adventures. If any of you have friends who might want to talk with me about Peace Corps or Kenya, I should be back on the Eastside in September. You can reach me through Susan Burgett or Leslie Whitmore. I will eventually get a phone of course but maybe not for awhile.

Kwaheri kwa Kenya and Siku njema!

Mary