At
around 8:00 on Friday, January 10, 2014, I sat down to the dinner table,
starving and exhausted after a long day. As we dished out the servings of stir
fry (a treat compared to our usual tomatoes, beans, and rice dish), Nzumu was helping
Imran with one last task before he was headed home. As he worked, he casually
said "There are elephants in the shambas."
RIGHT
NOW?! Yes, right then.
We
explained...
Friday, January 17, 2014
Friday, January 10, 2014
Bees!
On the last day
that Carley and I were on site by ourselves, I was about to crack. Balancing
camp life (no, not glamping) with maintaining construction projects that
produce an aesthetic and professional product was exhausting to say the least.
I had battled
simple tasks meant to take 10 minutes...
A glimpse into the life of Dr. Lucy King
There
is no such thing as a schedule in Kenya. You can make a plan for the next day
and even have back-ups for your "what if" scenarios, but it's all
useless.
Carley
and I returned to Mwakoma after our Christmas break, excited to take on the
challenge of project management in the absence of Lucy....
Innovation
In the bush of
Kenya, certain tools and materials can be in short supply. Whether it's out of
the budget or simply doesn't exist in the local shops, many construction
workers, farmers, landscapers, and families have to make do with what they
have. This is certainly the case in Mwakoma, and the innovation...