On Thursday night, Dec 10, Doug and I attended a dinner for the families of EARTH University graduates at EARTH President Jose Zaglul’s home in Guacimo, Costa Rica. It was hard to believe that just three years and 11 months ago, I had been present at a similar dinner at Jose’s house for the sameRead More
Elephants!
It was the sound of flapping that woke me. I assumed it was a large bird, an owl perhaps, flying up with its prey to the branches above my tent. But the noise got louder and it was close – grunting, breaking, tearing, ripping and munching sounds on all sides. And then I heard it,Read More
Drunk British Soldiers
The last bit of business in Nanyuki was to do some house-hunting. BOMA needs a more permanent set-up for housing our BOMA Fellows and interns and we are looking for a place that is large enough to provide housing as well as accommodate our office. Most importantly, it needs to be in a secure andRead More
Mombasa’s Dad
John Ahalei Lomurut, known as Mombasa here in Kenya, is one of The BOMA Project’s five Agents of Change students attending EARTH University in Costa Rica. In December, John will be the first Kenyan to graduate from EARTH and he represents one of our best investments in the future of northern Kenya. EARTH recruits studentsRead More
The Hermetic Cocoon of the Isolated Tourist
There is a lot of death and suffering here. People die openly and everyone is more connected to the circumstances of a human life – fluids, dead bodies and sickness. In the west we lead lives of isolation that keep the symptoms of poverty removed from our daily lives. And so it is not hardRead More
Flying across the Kaisut
It was hard to leave Korr. Despite the suffocating heat, the wind blew, the food and accommodations were great and the friends were many. Maina and Omar made numerous trips to town, trying to find anyone with some diesel that we could buy – the arduous driving in the sand used up more fuel thanRead More
Finding Solutions; Respecting Heritage and Dignity
On the edge of the town of Korr, Amina and Shalom rent out the most amazing huts – tall domed one-room structures made with sticks and branches. On the outside the roof is covered with burlap and on the inside the hut is lined with beautiful fabrics, sheets and towels. The grommets that hold theRead More