Mombasa is blue surf and white sands where a few dollars will allow one of the many visiting tourists a camel ride on the beach. Ashleigh Bell originally came to Kenya as a tourist, during a break in Hong Kong where she was studying international law. Having spent time volunteering at orphanages in Asia, she…
A year ago today, my brother Calvin and I went to meet my brother Tyler at Nairobi’s airport. After a week staying just outside of Nairobi, we went to Kisii, Kenya, the village where both of my Kenyan brothers are from. Simon and Samuel were two AIDS orphans living in that village. They could point…
Photos taken from Masai Mara Game Reserve in Kenya. All the animals signed release form (except for the Hyena who refused and for that reason does not appear in this photo gallery). Previous Page 1 of 4 Next
Thomas is an orphan from a village west of Kisumu, Kenya. He was born a few hours from where my adopted Kenyan brothers were orphaned. From an early age, he saw education as his ticket to a better life. He studied hard and in college he was awarded a scholarship to study in Iceland. When…
Tumaini –– (Swahili Verb) Hope, to want something to happen. Here, where hope is tumaini are animals everywhere, everywhere animals. Horses on the cigarettes. Rhinos on the matches. Water buffalo nickels jingling around in your lizard stamped coin purse. Do you have a rhino to light my horse? Animals as currency. You never forget the elephants…
This lion just abused her cub. In public. And no one did anything about it.
My brother and I were in Kenya walking back from the Lake Victoria to the town of Kisumu having a blast saying, “What’s up,” to people who crossed our path in their tribal tongue of Luo. Titus was a boy who had started walking with us as an impromptu guide and he taught us how to say…
“What a weary time those years were — to have the desire and the need to live but not the ability.” ― Charles Bukowski, Ham on Rye
How am I? I am fine. Thank you. How are you? How am I? I am fine. How am I? I am peachy. Fine! Good! Wonderful even, and a bit tired of the whole world asking me this question. But I think I might miss the ubiquitous question of “Hello. How are you?” asked often…
Photo Credit Jamhuri Magazine On March 4th Kenyan, which typically has voter turnouts rates of 70%, will elect their first president under the new constitution they adopted on August 27 2010, applauded as one of the most progressive constitutions in place today. Kenya is an important US alley in the war against terror, a regional…
