Carly at the Denver International Airport!
Ariel at the LAX International Airport!
Sierra at the Sacramento Airport!
All the girls at their hometown airports getting ready to travel!
FINALLY on the Ground!-Week 1
The girls outside of the U-Tena office
View from Cha Cha’s roof
View from our bedroom window
The girls reading and writing on the roof
Carly cooking Ugali
One of our home-cooked meals
Ariel, Sierra, and Cha Cha in Amani Court
Views from the Matatu
Ariel cooking Ugali, as Sierra cooks some veggies
The Maasai fields next to our house
Views of the slum on our walk to work
Ariel and Mayan, Cha Cha’s son
The fam around the dinner table!
Mayan posing with a kitty
Ariel and Cha Cha on Mokaya’s balcony
A man preparing and selling sugarcane on the street. YUM
Carly, Ariel, and Mayan on the matatu
One of our many GIANT avos
An adolescent giraffe at Nairobi National Park!
A yawning cheetah at the Safari Walk
Ariel, Mayan, and a hunk of meat
Beautiful Maasai woven baskets
Mayan gobbling down some ugali
Carly pushing a wheelbarrow of groveries
Carly and Mayan in the park in the CBD
Week 2 Photos
Bikes carrying a ton of cargo!
Maize and Beans! A Kenyan staple
Ariel and a crazy matatu
CUTE
Ariel with her favorite animal ever
Ariel and Sierra and elephant
Carly and the elephants
Teenage elephant
Sierra and the elephant
Playing in the mud 🙂
A cool printed shirt
Carly and Ariel on a boda boda
Home-cooked meal!
Ariel and the boys
Carly making Chapati like a boss
Ariel with avocado in one hand and book in the other
Realest matatu out there
Another home made Kenyan-esque Fajita meal!
Snakeboy and Kevin showing off some moves
Wajukuu painting studio in the slum
40 bob ndengu YUM
Cha Cha and the boys!
Maasai sandals in the making
View from Wajukuu
Some more fun matatus
…and more matatus
Week 3 Photos
change of style game!
change of style game!
At the elephant orphanage
Walking through the park
Ariel and Carly waiting in line
Taking the boys to see elephants
The girls talking with Naomi
The Rift Valley! on the way to Maasai Mara
Ariel with a zebra
safari galz
two lions
Maasai Mara
Maasai Mara
Ariel meeting with Irene of VICDA
The Viwandani slum
The Viwandani slum
Cha Cha and Mwanda eating Ndengu with avocado
Ariel and Sierra at the Rift Valley
The three girls at the rift valley
Maasai Mara
Maasai Mara
Sierra eating lunch at Maasai Mara
Many many Ariel’s Maasai Mara
On the safari bus!!
Ariel and Sierra at Maasai Mara
Maasai Mara
Maasai women selling their crafts
Monkeys in our camp!
Maasai Mara
Maasai Mara
Our camp
A local market near Maasai Mara
Dance at St. Phillips school
Sierra and Albert trying fish
Ariel and Carly on the safari van
Sierra on the safari van
Ariel in front of the dorm at camp!
Lunga Lunga youth center, before pic
Lunga Lunga Youth Center
Fun matatu!
Ariel and Carly making chapati
More dance at St. Phillips
Drums at St. Phillips
Weeks 4 and 5
The band singing to Carly for her 20TH BIRTHDAY
Carly on stage receiving a birthday song and birthday wishes ❤
The beautiful birthday girl
Celebration shenanigans
Celebrations!
Bridge between slums
Ariel interviewing Cha Cha
Snakeboy doing some acrobatics
Carly on an ostrich
The girls with Marcy, after she welcomed them to a wonderful dinner!
Niko and friends
Carly and Sierra with Kim!
Mayan on an ostrich
Wedding photos
Gathering around a jiko for warmth
Post-cake selfie!
Carly with a monkey on her head
Painty hands Carl!!
paint selfies
Sierra and Vicky painting- while Vicky is wearing a dress
Hard working team!
more painting!
Sierra and Albert painting!
Ariel painting!
Albert painting in a dress!
Kevin and Sister Albert painting the youth center
Painty hands!
painting!
Vicky painting
Cha Cha painting the youth center-in full gear!
A surprising plot twist
Hanging out in the tree
Hanging out in the tree
Hanging out in the tree
Kevin feeding the monkey
Carly making friends
A lil monkey begging for some peanuts
A monkey stepping on Ariel’s face
Cutie 3, 4, 5 and 6
Cutie 1 and cutie 2
Ariel feeding a monkey
Monkey hugs
Sierra feeding a cute lil monkey
Carly playing with a monkey!
Carly playing with a monkey!
Kevin teaching a monkey to stand!
Sierra treating Isaiah to an ostrich ride
Ariel on an ostrich
Bride Faith walking down the aisle
Naomi beautifully dancing down the aisle
Jonathan at his wedding!
Ariel and Vicky striking a pose
Kevin and Vicky and Cha Cha playing the drums
music to bring the community together
3 in Nairobi 