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This past weekend I was given a beautiful blue and white necklace. It is made of thousands of beads. At first glance it is stunning – it sparkles with each turn. Then if you look closely you see each separate bead that makes up the whole. Each bead a beautiful sphere on its own. Each bead cannot be called a necklace but all together it is a thing of beauty.

28th August, 2016
Umoja.
August is the month of unity for The Living Room staff.
Our trip is coming to an end, and ‘umoja’ best explains the summation of our time here in Kenya. Unity of staff at The Living Room, of people in the community, and of members of families has opened … read more

22nd August, 2016
LEARNING & TEACHING
During the course of the last couple of days in Kenya, the physical therapy students have been treating a lot of people in various settings. These settings include outpatient orthopedics, pediatrics, and hospice care. What the students have found is that 90% of the population has … read more

The people of Kenya are very different from us Americans.

The people of Kenya are fluid. They thrive without a plan for their day. They take whatever comes their way and run with it.

We Americans like structure. Our Google Calendar keeps us going.

The people of Kenya have immense joy with almost none of the 1st world “necessities” we have.

Yet, we are still similar.

It is surreal to think that our time here in the village of Kipkaren is coming to an end. I am so proud of the amazing team I have been privileged to be a part of. We came here as a group of individuals that knew one another but after our time here we now are leaving as an extended family forever bonded by our experience.

Thursday, 9:15pm here in Kenya.  The evening is quieting down in the guesthouse, however outside the crickets are joyfully making their songs. Our friendly rooster is quiet so far this evening.  As mentioned in an earlier blog by my teammate, the rainy season has started some.