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About Me
I'm 26, I went to Mombasa last year to volunteer at an orphanage and teach at a primary school and am here again for the second time. Would love to meet others who are going or have been or just love Kenya!
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Hi ya. My name's nat, I'm 22 and live in...
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We've been sending people to volunteer in Africa, Asia, Australasia...
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Hey All! (I'm really bad at this blog stuff :(...
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I've been to Honduras, Kenya and Uganda with i-to-i, 26...
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Twigg said:
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SarahCarne said:
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i-to-i said:
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Mozzarella said:
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ayahnorris said:
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Recent Journal Entries
Times to remember
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- August 12, 2010
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Hey guys, I had such a great time last night, so I thought I’d write a quick blog. For starters, I’m now the proud Auntie of a Master Kai Wiggers, born yesterday, mother and baby doing well – I can’t wait to meet them! I celebrated in style to the African drum (ok so it was the bottom of a water barrel but anything goes here) and danced like an excited child at the news....
what is normal these days...
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- August 10, 2010
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So I guess its been another week full of stories and experiences, I seem to find it hard to talk of all the interesting things though because they’re fast becoming normality. Like the camels that spend the evenings outside my compound – the first time I saw them I was pretty surprised but now its just normal and its quite fun to be living near a group of camels, it makes for interesting scenery anyway!...
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Recent Discussion in Twigg’s Campfires
| Campfire | Topic | Activity | Posts |
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| Kenya | Mombasa - August 2012 | May 10, 2012 11:14pm | 8 |
| Kenya | Planning a trip to Mombasa? | Apr 28, 2012 4:45pm | 9 |
| Kenya | Native dishes of Nairobi and Kenya | Nov 15, 2011 12:54pm | 3 |
| Kenya | Mombasa Community Work | Sep 21, 2011 10:28pm | 1 |
| Kenya | Mombasa - Community work with children | Aug 31, 2011 9:33pm | 15 |
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Log in to leave a comment or Create an accountHi there,
I'm heading to Mombasa in mid October and am wondering if it's true that you can get a visa on arrival into Kenya? Their embassy website in Aus says you need to get one beforehand but my i-i info pack says you get it on the way in. Can anyone who has been recently confirm this?
Thanks!!
Sarah
Heya, ok so I bascially want to know wat its like, mombasa, I go in jan for 2 wks, so very excited :)
cheers,
Lisa..
hey twigg, i see that you have been to mombassa. I am going in april for two weeks. did you travel on your own or in a group.? i will be going on my own and would appreciate any advice you may have. i willl be doi g the community work with children. thanks, marie
Oh fantastic, thanks for all the info! Sounds like you had a great time, did you do any travelling after the placement? Do many volunteers do that or just stay for the placement then fly home? Were you there last summer? What was the weather like? I've literally only learnt the basics so far! the inside page of the lonely planet swahili book, essential phrases! Did you take a mobile and get a local sim out there? tryna work out how im gona stay in conatct with family etc x x x
No i've never done anything like this before, but i've volunteered with disabled children at my college and love kids in general so i hope i'll do ok!
Well i'm really looking forward to the care aspect of the project, and just helping looking after the children who are orphaned and need some extra love and care and attention, and getting to know all of them :) I need to get learning a wealth of games to play and songs to teach them! But saying that I can't wait to stand in front of a class and (try to) teach them english or maths - i'm trying to learn a little swahili before i go out, i assume the children speak that and don't have very much english?
And yes I'm staying at the volunteer house in Mombasa-did you stay there? Were there many other volunteers staying there also? How did you get to and from new hope everyday?
(sorry about all the questions! i'm trying to be as prepared as possible :)
hope you are well
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Hi! i noticed on your journal entry that your went to the new hope children's home in mombasa? oo tell me all about it! I'm doing the community work with children in Mombasa in May for 3 months and am at New Hope
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Hiya
Hope you don't mind but I'm shamelessly begging for votes (in 5th place right now!)
This competition literally means everything to me. I'm now truly beginning to discover who I am, and find the path I need to be on. Winning this trip of a lifetime, one that from a financial point of view I cannot ever really seeing myself being able to afford, would literally change my life, shake up my world and give me another perspective. I beg of you to vote for me more than any other competitor, because not only would I use up every single second of it to the nth degree and make the absolute most of it, I think it would make the most of me. A way to make new connections, spark new possibilities, and give light and hope. A trip to expand and explore, my location and my own mind. A trip. Of a lifetime. PLEASE VOTE FOR ME!
http://www.i-to-i.com/campfire/littlehobo/posts/1130-To-travel-is-to-live-
how did you find Mombasa?
i'm heading out for 10wks in Feb for the community volunteering with children. HAPPY DAYS! :D
Hello! If you have time, i would really appreciate if you would rate my i-to-i Ultimate Adventure contest entry by clicking on the stars at the bottom of it
http://www.i-to-i.com/campfire/lindsayenance/posts/1168-READ-ME-and-please-rate-
Thanks for the help!
Lindsay :)
No this is the first time i've had the chance to do anything like this so taking full advantage. After Kenya i'm heading on down to South Africa to work int he Lion Park as well. That one should be just as if not even better!
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