So this is going to be my last post. We all got safely back to Finland and are trying to get used to “Finnish time” (with out the two hour plus) and back to work, doing thesis ect. I have been in Finland for about three weeks now and I am quite happy to be [...]
For the last two weeks we have been travelling and seeing Nairobi a bit. Our practical training has been going on and we have enjoyed our stay here in Kenya. First of all we went to Masai Market on Saturday one week ago. Lots and lots of nice stuff you can buy, but the prices [...]
We had our first group meeting on Tuesday. Our students liked it a lot, at least it looked like they did, but the teacher who was there with us to translate, wasn’t too happy just translating and was saying things against our will and trying to change things and didn’t let us explain things for [...]
We went for the weekend to Nakuru which is one of the big cities in Kenya. It felt good to get out of Nairobi for a while again, this is so busy! We were supposed to go there on Friday by matatu but that was easier said than done.. We couldn’t get any matatus from [...]
We were yesterday with Sinikka in our first Kenyan funeral. Our schools deputy died for cancer two weeks ago and they asked also us to come for the funeral. So we left at 7am from the school yard with the school bus and two small cars. We were told that the funeral will be held [...]
Also this week we have been going around in the classrooms and assisting where we can. Activities they do in classrooms are similar; sorting out colors, writing from a model, practicing alphabets and numbers, some mathematics and English. With older students they practice how to prepare food, how to clean and also some tailoring (like [...]
First week is almost gone now and I can’t really say if it went fast or really slowly.. It feels like we have been here already a month. Days feel sometimes long here in the slum when you don’t have much to do in this small yard and apartment. I have books with me and [...]
First days in Kenya So we arrived to Kenya in the middle of the night, which made us a little nervous because all the stories we have heard. We had called for a taxi driver people from this school knew, so that he would come and pick us up. He didn’t come, but we found [...]
Now I have only two nights before our plane leaves to Nairobi. I haven’t packed yet at all, feels too hard to do it alone, so I invited my friend to come over and pack with me. Everything else is pretty much done. I took the vaccinations already during the summer, got the prescription for [...]
Hey you all!! My name is Iina and I am a 24 years old student from JAMK University of applied sciences. I study social services and I am specializing on disability carework. I am going to Kenya next Tuesday for three months to do my practical training in there. My practical training place is in [...]
