Chris McGuigan's blog

Asante Sana, Kenya.

Posted Sun, 2010-06-20 10:56 by Chris McGuigan


I'm back at home now.  And not.  It is Sunday morning in Vancouver and students at Kipevu Primary have finished another Monday, another chance to get out of the slums.

I think we covered about 31,000 km in total travel distance on the trip--a big first step.

Mubarikiwe sana

Posted Mon, 2010-06-14 10:46 by Chris McGuigan
Friday, June11th 5AM-Monday June 14th 9PM
Mombasa Kenya.
 
I was not expecting this. I was not expecting to be up at 5 in the morning, in the dark, listening to the call to prayer on the coast of the Indian Ocean in Mombasa, Kenya. I was not expecting my first blog post to be 1 week into the trip (report cards are done now). I was not expecting to have taken almost no pictures.
 

Books!

Posted Sat, 2010-05-15 20:33 by Chris McGuigan

I bought some nice looking used books today on Main street from the used book store near my apartment.  Many are hard-covers and small, so they should withstand use in a primary school of 900 students--I hope!

30 Days until take-off

Posted Wed, 2010-05-05 14:10 by Chris McGuigan

Meeran knocked on my office door today to ask some questions about the upcoming sleep-over and as she was leaving she had to add, with a huge grin, that there are only 30 days left until we leave.

So exciting!

Mr. Campanella, Ms. Jenkins, Meeran, Sebastian, Alina, Sophia, Geneva, Fion, Bhanesha, Megan and I will actually get to meet the staff and students at Kipevu Primary School.  We will see the wall first-hand and participate in an amazing IB experience.