Just for fun (and boredom)

Here are some pictures just for fun and also because I am bored, the teacher strike is still on and I have some time to burn and some fast internet for a change.

Some cute kids in my village, luckily they have gotten used to me and no longer call me mzungu or yell how are you?. Now they call me Madam Christine and stand and wave.



The guard and repair man from my school trying to locate and then kill a snake that Denae had the good fortune to find in my pit latrine.



Jenny with yet another cute kid in tow.

Back to School......Or not

School was set to open on September 6th for the third and final term of the 2011 school year. This term will be my last as a PCV and teacher here in Kenya. But there was a small problem when students, teachers and PCVs went back to school this week: A national teacher strike. The basic story is that teachers are unhappy that the government failed to hire more teachers, are unhappy with their salaries and overcrowded classrooms. So, in the means time, you can find me working on secondary projects around the school and in the community.

Here are some links to news stories of the strike:

Daily Nation: Teachers: Strike to go on

Daily Nation: Govt fails to stop teachers strike

NY Times: Briefs: Kenya Teacher Strike