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Lwala Diaries: July 2007
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A collection of Abbie's photos and emails from summers 2006 and 2007 in Lwala, Kenya, a rural, remote African village near Lake Victoria. Monday, July 23, 2007. One of the highlights for me of the safari was when we saw a group of 10 elephants- two of which were babies- literally fifteen feet from our vehicle. One baby elephant crossed right in front of us, stopped to face us, and waved his trunk like he was saying Hey! It was pretty great. Vanderbilt.facebook.com/album.php? Posted by abbie at 10:42 AM.
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Lwala Diaries: August 2006
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A collection of Abbie's photos and emails from summers 2006 and 2007 in Lwala, Kenya, a rural, remote African village near Lake Victoria. Friday, August 04, 2006. Final Kenya Email- August 1, 2006. Min Naomi delivered at a traditional birth attendant's hut and was home 5 hours afterwards. Before dinner we went over to visit the baby girl, who they named Abbie Auma. My friend Patty sent me this quote from a woman who has had experience living in Africa:. Posted by abbie at 12:47 PM. July 22, 2006. Stayed ...
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Lwala Diaries: June 2007
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A collection of Abbie's photos and emails from summers 2006 and 2007 in Lwala, Kenya, a rural, remote African village near Lake Victoria. Tuesday, June 19, 2007. Hope For Lwala Trailer. Here's Milton and Freds' story about Lwala- filming done by Barry Simmons. In the video, you can see Lwala, the house where I'll live (the Ochieng's home), the living room where I'll eat all my meals, and Olga (a good friend) carrying water on her head from the stream. Posted by abbie at 3:54 PM. Posted by abbie at 3:50 PM.
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Managua Diaries: March 2007
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An online journal of Abbie's year in Managua, Nicaragua, working for Manna Project International. "Let the world change you, and you can change the world." -Motorcycle Diaries. Thursday, March 29, 2007. Central American Road Trip 2007. 10 days, 5 people, 3 buses, 2 rental cars, 3 countries, lots of granola bars. . . Saturday- Monday: Guatemala (Xela, Lake Atitlan, Mayan ruins, Lago de Izabal, etc.). Wednesday-Sunday: Honduras (Tegucigalpa, Copan, Pultapanzak, Grasias, Naciones Unidos Park). Best Hospital...
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Managua Diaries: December 2006
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An online journal of Abbie's year in Managua, Nicaragua, working for Manna Project International. "Let the world change you, and you can change the world." -Motorcycle Diaries. Thursday, December 28, 2006. Presentación Navideña- Christmas Show. Some pictures of the first Manna Holiday Concert:. Hilary backstage getting some of the (really excited) girls ready for the show. Traditional Nica folklore dance. Me with some of the bailadoritas. The choir singing "Feliz Navidad". Posted by abbie at 11:41 AM.
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Managua Diaries: November 2006
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An online journal of Abbie's year in Managua, Nicaragua, working for Manna Project International. "Let the world change you, and you can change the world." -Motorcycle Diaries. Sunday, November 26, 2006. Home stay with mi familia nicaragüense. I’ll take as much Nicaragua as I can get . Posted by abbie at 9:23 AM. Photos of the past week. Quinciñera (Carol, one of the girls on the soccer team I coach) dancing with her dad. Homestay with my Nica family:. El casamiento (wedding) photos:. Posted by abbie at ...
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Managua Diaries: October 2006
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An online journal of Abbie's year in Managua, Nicaragua, working for Manna Project International. "Let the world change you, and you can change the world." -Motorcycle Diaries. Tuesday, October 24, 2006. In Kenya, the malnourished children I saw had lighter hair with an orange tint. Sometimes they had round, white, chalky-looking spots on their scalps or rashes on their arms and legs. These images: the lighter hair, the skin rashes, the bony arms and legs,. Replay in my mind over and over. I’ve spent a l...
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Managua Diaries: May 2007
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An online journal of Abbie's year in Managua, Nicaragua, working for Manna Project International. "Let the world change you, and you can change the world." -Motorcycle Diaries. Sunday, May 27, 2007. Last week I went to Hospital Mascota (a public children’s hospital in Managua) with four of our summer volunteers (Thomas, Laura, Mike and Bailey) to shadow in the ER for the morning. So this is in honor of Meyling, the beautiful 14-year-old with golden-hazelnut eyes and sparkling nail polish. I'm happy to re...