Mama made a gluten-free pizza with pesto, cheese, and spinach (my favorite) for a wonderful welcome home dinner. I heard all about her and Paulina's trip to Puerto Rico and Paulina's week as a work crew volunteer for the Great Escape (a church middle school retreat).
Its so nice to be home, though it took a bit to realize I could have ice, drink the tap water, eat raw veggies, could wear shorts, and that it's 95 degrees as opposed to 70.
Our last day in Nairobi was great! Paige, Ashley, Hannah, Kaitlyn, and I hit up 2 Amani stores. One called Amani Ya Juu and the other Kazuri. Amani Ya Juu: "This product has been sewn by African women in need. These women have learned to work together because of their faith in God who provides a higher peace" http://www.amaniafrica.org/ so I went crazy at this store because the cause is wonderful, everything is handmade by women in need, and their stuff is great! So many gifts for so many people!
This is actually our second time at Kazuri. This is where the beads, pottery, and jewelry are made by Kenyan women in need. This is where we get 2nds, or the beads that have chips or scratches, for free. Using the 2nds, Amani makes jewelry and sells it. Proceeds then go back to supporting New Life. Here I got some nice painted mugs for friends.
Traveling was pretty easy. Nairobi airport was crazy! But after that all was pretty smooth. We even paid tribute to our safari by going to a restaurant called Giraffe in the London airport. (we even got cute Giraffe drink stirrers). I'm pretty on schedule with the time of day, the red eye flight helped.
Today I'm still doing Amani work. I uploaded a ton of pictures to children's files and uploaded videos. I have a interview with Jane (head of Amani) and will film on Thursday at the Amani store:
Amani Market-Open Tues-Sat!!
Where to buy Amani jewelry? The Amani Market at 3288 Robinhood Rd, Winston-Salem, NC.
We have brilliant Amani totes, Kenyan scarves and accent items from the open-air Nairobi market.
Open 12-6 Tues, Wed, Thur, Fri and 12-2 on Sat. with new items everyday. So much to chose from to give, to wear, and to delight in. And it all goes to the babies in Kenya!
In Indianapolis, visit IndyAmani, open Thursdays 10-2 at Plaza de Timbres, 9135 N. Meridian, Suite B.
In Harrisburg, contact:harrisburgbeaders@amanichildren.org
In Cleveland, contact: Cleveland@amanichildren.org
In Asheville, visit Old North State Clothing
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This will certainly be a lot of footage to go through… but I'm so pumped to go relive everything!
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