2 weeks to go

Well it is the countdown to our departure. Many final decisions have to be made about our itinerary. The first 3 weeks are with Cody so it makes sense to do touristy things (Safari, village stay) while he is there. However it might mean delaying getting out to Kakamega or extra (long) trips to Nairobi and back. The good news is we have lots of time to work with.

The approval from Rotary came last week and the desk project has been started. Our friend and member of the Kakamega Rotary Club, Alinda, found a school for handicapped kids that was in great need of school desks for 120 kids and 10 teachers. My Strathcona Sunrise club liked the idea and with a little paperwork we got the money, $2000.00 CDN, from our District. This is why I joined Rotary. Rotary has the funds and they just need the human energy to make it work for humanitarian causes.

I'm hoping while we are down there to have a Kenya club approach us with a larger project that my home club will like to participate in. My dream would be it would have something to do with fish farming. There is a Biologist from the Yukon, Susan, who is in the process of getting a Rotary Grant to train Kenyans to train Kenyans (thats not a typo) on fish farm best practices. Im looking forward to learning about Kenya Tilapia farms while Iam there.

Since Tanya and I said no to all but one vaccine and malaria medication we are currently cleansing and fasting for the next 2 weeks prior to departure. Our feeling is that a healthy body, unspoilt by meat, dairy and junk can easily handle a few foreign microbes. We still expect to get a bit sick, but if we are careful we wont get as sick as the people that take the medications and then take more medications on top of that to address the symptoms.