hi paul! i see that dad has been giving out the blog address left, right and centre! (typical eh?) so nice to hear from you though! yes, its has been quite an adventure so far...and we haven't even made it to kenya yet! its true - i am a lucky girl. hope things with you are well! lots of love. xo

hi kaitlin. of course i remember you! you're the author! happy to hear that you liked the photos. we'll post more soon!

so nice to hear from you guys!
actually just took a felucca trip up the nile. so incredibly beautiful. even went swimming in it -felt about as cold as the canal though!
crazy to think that you are skating on it now!

hope all is well - with work, school and everything else.
when are you in africa next june?

lots of love.
xo a.

xo a.

hi erma worm.
so nice to hear from you babe. hows toronto and the research going? if you ever get sick of the lab or the snow ( i hear theres lots!) my advice would be to just head down the street to cafe la gaffe and order some soup. particularily the spicy lentil with coconut. it will make you warm all over. of all people i know YOU would appreciate it too. tell them i sent you and eat some for me!
love love love.

stace-face!
i knew i could count on you to be a steve howe fan - if no one else. he was just sitting in my relatives kitchen when we came back from feeding the cows one afternoon! i just thought he was a big hippied out old dude. and then i saw a photo of him rocking out in purple spandex. if only i had known at the time! hope you are well friend. lets hang out and listen to YES when i'm back in toronto.

where ARE you? last i heard it was new zealand - still there??? and what are you doing in africa? and where? fill a sister in. miss you too. happy travelling. x

YES!!!! get out of that country and COME with us! not sure how to tell you where we'll be. at this point it's somewhere south of nairobi. i'm sure you'll find it though. you're a experienced traveller. perfect. see you soon then. can't wait. ha. miss you babe. xo

what a great compliment coming from a fellow photographer.
heading to massailand tomorrow so sit pretty friend. there will definitely be more to come.

hope you are well.

don't be such a leg-hair hater. it's now so long that i can definitely feel it moving in the african breeze.

and it's actually nice and breezy here in nairobi. trying to tie up loose ends and get into contact with people on the ground here in nairobi before we head out tomorrow.

how are you lovebucket? i miss you and the rascalz.
hope the tuesdays are still kickin and make sure you be visitin my mom!

XOXOX
ktq

princess ella.
i'm so happy to hear that you like the pictures. hopefully there will be more coming soon - of elephants and giraffes! wonderful to hear that your new brother & sister are doing well - please give them a big hug for me! the african children at the school were VERY excited to receive the books you sent and thank you VERY much - they especially like the ones with big bird! i miss you too. we'll take buddy for an extra long walk when i get back! xo

b/c it tasted like wheatabix with a little kick. oh so delicious.

and by the way. sampling ostrich meat just doesn't compare!

The pics are on temporary stall and i apologize. you might have to wait to see pictures of my maasai boyfriend when you come back to torontotown!

miss you soooooooo much lovebucket!

habari rafiki!!!!

Hey guys! Looks like Babsie is passing is on the info to the whole fam. So glad you liked the pics Suz!
Maasailand is wonderful and beautiful and every sense of the word. The projects are starting to take shape and it's really exciting.
I think Suzi would be excited to hear that I saw some ostriches fighting on the way to school the other day. I became so attached that I named them Lovie 1 and Lovie 2!!!

miss you all loads and can't wait to see you all soon!

XOXO
kate

So nice to hear from you!
The teaching experience is definitely different but a wonderful way for us to get immersed in the community and connect with the kids. Nevertheless, it is immensely difficult at times dealing with the infrastructure, lack of resources etc. So, we're helping out where we can and enjoying every minute of it.

How are you all doing? Much snow in Indiana? I hope you are all well and am sending sunshine and smiles from nairobi.

XOXO
kate

no need to fret lovebug - both messages worked...we just have to being checking our site to post them & haven't had internet access for the past 2 weeks. so nice to hear from you not once but TWICE though. double the love. them maasai are pretty cool bunch eh - we've been learning of many a plant and natural remedies involvng lots of boiled roots, bark and goat fat. yet to use any of them...but must admit the idea of smearing goat fat on my skin is somewhat enticing. sould i be admitting this publically on the internet? perhaps not.
hope school and everything else in an around mt.p & ranleigh is going well babe. stop in and see mama webber if you are ever walking by - she would love it.
xo.
ani.

happy to hear that you are enjoying the blog guys. our internet access has been limited as of late (last week i had to climb a tree at the top of a mountain to try to get cell phone reception!) but we will hopefully have some new photos to post on our next visit to nairobi. hope all is well in ottawa and you aren't freezing. just picture us on the deck of the cottage with a gin & tonic and bruchetta. or mayb this summer i'll attempt some african culinary delights - i've been learning. only 3 more months!

farron - wish you were here you nerdlinger you! can't say we're up to speed on all the techie stuff. what our internet cafe (the top of the mountain behind our camp) lacks in technological specs is certainly made up for with a lovely view of the rift valley! as you can see, getting any kind of reception is a bit of an issue. but nairobi is serving it's purpose as our current hub centre of correspondence.

1) come to maasailand and you can. 2) he might be imaginary. 3) kandalore for the summer??? you gone crazay!

love and miss miss miss.
sere (goodbye in kimaasai) friend!

you set that one up nicely!
found a great book that you should borrow or try to get your hands on for your swahili studies.
swahili simplified by Peter M Wilson. trust. it's the best one out there.

tutaonana yoseph!

sure sure sure.
that sounds fine fine fine marcoo!
i hope you are well these days and if you want another shock check out alonzo's post.
the nerdlinger in me wants to make a joke about a time travel machine but i will abstain...you can just imagine!!!!