Masai Village Slideshow

The School in Lake Baringo

Full Screen Slideshow Here

The Orphanage

The orphanage has changed, now instead of a boundary wall it has 3 floors, loads of students living there and even boys rather than just girls. They even have students at the university in Nairobi.......

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Chloe speaking the local language

Chloe having a chat from Simon Taylor on Vimeo.

Kenya 2007 Slideshow

Kenya Slideshow from Simon Taylor on Vimeo.

All the Kenya Horizon's Week Videos

Campsites and WIS students in Kenya

These two clips give you an idea about our pupils, some are pampered, some really capable and they're all quite confident in front of the camera:

Nukuru National Park Campsite


Baringo Campsite

Yolanda Miller

Yoyo is one of the students who are taking me and Isa to Kyrgyzstan in June. She lives on our island and will one day rule the world.

What has Yolanda forgotten?


Yolanda and Elmos

Clips from the Kenya DVD

Gossip from the journey


Chien Wei's question


Gullible Raisha

The Rest of Kenya

Over the 10 days we were in Kenya we visited an orphanage near Nairobi, camped in Lake Nukuru national park and spent the day in the park, went to Lake Bagoria to see the geysers, camped at Lake Baringo and had a boat trip as well as visiting a local school, visited Nukuru town, camped at Lake Naivasha , climbed the nearbye Longonot volcano and had a cream tea on the lawn at Elsamere (Joy Adamson's house), we visited the Masai Mara and also a Masai village, we drove across rivers, got stuck loads of times and had one hell of an adventure.

I didn't take many photos, most of my time I was videoing the trip - to be edited later. We both enjoyed it more than last year - we had a great atmosphere on the truck, perhaps because of the conditions, perhaps the kids were just a good mix - I don't know. I finally have students who can embarass me thanks to Isabelle telling them a little too much about the occasional romantic gesture I might make. The older students made it so easy for everyone to become a big gang and it was quite sad to split up at the end. There's almost a shared feeling when you walk round school and see the other members of 'TRUCK A'

Masai Village

We visited a Masai village on the way back to Nairobi from the Masai Mara. We were already in the rainy season and the roads were getting worse.

The village experience was superb for the students, a big village with maybe 20 huts and about 100 people living there. The warriors had been dragged in from the surrounding area and danced for everyone. The kids didn't even notice the cow dung everywhere, they were gradually becoming relaxed in this environment.

Orphanage Slideshow

Just a few slides from the orphanage

Orphanage singing

In an orphanage just outside Nairobi we were greeted with some amazing singing by the 80 girl residents and 19 boys. We had been the year before and seen the foundations of the building being laid....now it was a room!!

They sang for us for about half an hour and the WIS students and staff were just stunned by it all - the atmosphere was electric.

Kenya DVD finished

I finally finished the school Kenya film. 70 DVD's took a while to burn.

Here's a few tasters:

Some of the pupils

Callum on Longonot rim

Callum: "I've got blisters"

Me: "Shut up Callum, you've been walking for 30 seconds"

Callum: "I've definitely got blisters"
Me: "No you haven't, stop being pathetic, if you've got any blisters I will eat my head"
Callum: "I really have, can I take my socks off please"
Me: "Grrrr...yes you can" (angrily)
Callum: "See!!!!!" (gesturing at his feet)
Me: "There is not even a hint of a blister Callum, stop giving up before you've started"
Callum: "But I can't do it"

For the next two hours we did one step, one breath.
I have the patience of a saint.
Callum was very proud when he got to the rim of the volcano and wanted to carry on.
"I think you've walked enough today Callum" as I raced off round the rim to reach the summit leaving Callum to the care of a nice Upper School student.

"That is good!!!"

Kenya 008
Originally uploaded by Yodod.

We finally arrived in Kenya after weeks of planning and a fair bit of stress and had a wonderful morning at an orphanage just outside Nairobi, singing songs, playing games and watching all the kids interact in a really relaxed way. Everyone was on a high and some of the singing by the girls living there was brilliant. Brian, a little Korean boy recorded one of them singing and this photo shows her listening to herself on his headphones.

Kenya

In November 2005 we took 61 students from our school to Kenya, we flew into Nairobi, visited Nukuru NP, Naivasha, Lake Baringo, Lake Bunyoni and the Masai Mara.

Kenya

In November 2000 I travelled to Kenya, staying in Nairobi, Mombassa, Nukuru, Naivasha and Eldoret.