Saturday, August 14, 2010



The Roof Is Almost Done!!! Today we muscled through intense wood cutting and measuring in order to reach our goal of having the roof up tomorrow. At the rate we are going it looks like we’ll reach our goal. We are so excited to see all of our hard work pay off and see everything come together. Along with finishing the roof tomorrow the women of Oloika are going to be having a little marketplace open for us so that we can get gifts for ourselves and our families. All of the jewelry they make and wear is absolutely beautiful. The most precious jewelry, however, are the gifts we received from our friends in the school. Each one of us has made a special connection with at least one or more of the children in the area. As the end of our trip draws closer we struggle with having to deal with saying our final goodbyes. We all hastily make string bracelets and write thoughtful letters hoping that our friends here in Oloika will remember us and hopefully write back to us in America. Along with the bracelets and letters we are leaving behind a beautiful mural. We finished it yesterday with the help of some local children and it has come together nicely.

Last night we made our donation of the sneakers. The head teacher, the chief, and Shani came to pick them up and we loaded them into the truck. With the sneakers we made other donations as well, cards, toothbrushes, floss, and clothing. I know that what we donated will make a difference in the lives of these kids but I hope that through the mural and dinning hall we are building we will help make an impact in the future as well.
We have all been planning ways to help out in Kenya even after we have returned to Groton. One goal we could be focusing on is sending five girls from the Shampole area to school through high school and university. We would go through Shani’s organization to sponsor twenty girls through school. On the girls dorm it says “Educate a girl Educate a community”. Hopefully we will be able to follow through and reach our goal. I’m having a great time is Kenya, I’ll be very sad to leave.

-Nasieku (coming fast in Maasai) [Denia]

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