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After my stay in Kenya, I visited friends and family in England near Canterbury and London, and I only just arrived the Tuesday of last week, the 31st. It's been such an incredible experience. I've taken over eleven hundred pictures, but I've had problems uploading them onto blogger so I'll keep trying, but meanwhile ou can see all the good ones I've compiled on my facebook: http://www.facebook.com/home.php#/profile.php?id=1454370302&ref=profile

I'm off to Kenya today!!!

It's finally happening, everyone! My flight is today at 4:18 pm. Our entire Kids for Kenya group has worked so hard especially in the last few weeks to put together some last minute events and work days for fund raising, and also received a lot of donated and second-hand clothes from families and other sources. I feel like we've accomplished so much, and it's hard to believe that we haven't even done the half of it. But I am sooo excited for the rest! We will be in Kenya from March 9th to the 21st.
Wish me luck and look forward to new posts and photos sometime soon. :)

Thank You ALL For Your Incredible Support!!!!!!!!

I am proud to announce that I am extremely close to reaching my goal for the $1,600 amount due this weekend to purchase my round-trip ticket to Nairobi. I don't know how to express the intense emotion I feel because of everyone's strong support for my plans, which now will become a reality, thanks to the following people:


Steven Giles, my uncle
My sweet neighbor Susan Landauer
An old and close friend, Sunny Saunders,
and of course my close friends and family.
I also owe a lot to Polly, my teacher and one of the founders of the Kids for Kenya Organization for encouraging me and assuring me that I would reach my goal. :)


I owe a special thank you to Ingrid and Peter Giles, my grandparents, for their generous donation, intense support for my trip, and also the knowledge they gave me from personal experiences in Kenya. They talked about what to expect and what I will see when I visit, and how to prepare for being in such a hugely different culture than what I'm used to.
Thank you so much and I love you both!

:):)




Only about three weeks ago I was seriously doubtful about whether or not I was going to be able to raise the amount of money necessary to do this, especially during the crazyness of this economy. Everyone else seemed to raise the money just easy, but it wasn't as easy for me. I'm sure a lot of people worked very hard for their money and they're very appreciative, but honestly I think I consider myself at least just a little bit more appreciative. These last few months, and I suppose just this past year, has made me really aware of what its like to earn money and save money and handle everything financial. This experience has been extremely valuable for me. But what excites me further is that the experience isn't over yet. The closer the trip gets, the more I see the reality of what's going to happen, and I couldn't be looking forward to it more! And it's all thanks to everyone. Thank you so much!!!!! I'll be putting up a post about the details of my trip soon. :)