Monthly Archives: April 2009

American Soil

Posted on April 28, 2009 by jemacy

We are back on American soil, exactly seven months after we left the country. Our nearly 40 hours of travel went by fairly quickly and we were once again well occupied by the in-flight entertainment system on Qatar Airlines. Erin’s … Continue reading →

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Week 30

Posted on April 26, 2009 by jemacy

Our last few days in Kenya were pretty low key. Here are a few highlights: Kenya Burning Photography Exhibit. This was a photography exhibit displaying images from the 2007 post-election violence in Kenya. We were very glad we went, although … Continue reading →

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Kenya groove

Posted on April 23, 2009 by jemacy
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Diani Beach and the Beach Boys

Posted on April 23, 2009 by jemacy

One thing we had been talking about since the beginning of our trip was ending our international travel at the Kenyan coast.  Kim had just the beach in mind and we headed out on a bumpy night bus to Mombasa.  … Continue reading →

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Diani Beach Photos

Posted on April 23, 2009 by jemacy

We just returned from five days at Diani Beach on the Kenya coast. Here are a few photos from our time.

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Miss Grimes

Posted on April 23, 2009 by jemacy

It has been nine years since we graduated from college and we have never seen any of our teacher-friends in the classroom. We asked Kim if she could be our first and she happily agreed. On Wednesday morning we were … Continue reading →

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To Hell and back… and other events

Posted on April 23, 2009 by jemacy

Since our safari, we have been keeping busy enough with little trips and adventures, but have enjoyed having some down time preparing ourselves for our return to the US. It’s been a blast to hang out with Kim, but also … Continue reading →

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The Stanfields

Posted on April 14, 2009 by jemacy

Driving from the Masai Mara we headed north west into an area of Kenya, near Bomet, where the green hills reminded us a lot of western Oregon.  With the severe drought affecting Kenya we were quite surprised how lush of … Continue reading →

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Lions, Giraffes, and Cheetahs, Oh My

Posted on April 12, 2009 by jemacy

At 7:30am Monday morning we were promptly picked up by George, our driver and safari guide, and shuttled out to the Masai Mara. Kim had been saving a safari (which means “journey” in Swahili) in the Masai Mara for us … Continue reading →

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Kenya!

Posted on April 5, 2009 by jemacy

We have arrived at our ninth and final country in our circumnavigation of the globe. What a great way to end, spending time with our dear friend, Kim Grimes, who has been here the last 9 months teaching 5th grade … Continue reading →

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