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I am halfway in my internship now, with two and a half months to go. It has been a time full of ups and downs, a lot of fun, learning, challenges and new experiences. I have had so much fun with the youth at Wale and in addition to teaching them different things in my … Continue reading Stories and experiences of an intern

As I wrote in my previous blog post, the holiday programme started last week. It is different from Wale’s normal programming because there is no homework scheduled and we have a bit more activities than normally. The activities take place from 14 to 17. On Mondays, Tuesdays and Saturdays we have my drawing class and … Continue reading Stories and experiences of an intern

The first week of the holiday programme is almost over. It has been a busy week, but it has been nice to have a different schedule and more activities. In addition to what we have been doing before, now we have also classes on acting and photography. Venna's first acting class was quite much fun … Continue reading Stories and experiences of an intern

Last Saturday we finally had the sketch books ready to get our drawing project going! I was so excited! We have 15 sketch books in total and the dream would be to full all of them but filling 7-10 is also a good start. We started with drawing different African masks because they are quite … Continue reading Stories and experiences of an intern

Kibera Slum Orientation Walk. Slum tourism, or ghetto tourism is a type of tourism that involves visiting impoverished areas like the Kibera slum which is the largest slum in Africa. Most people from all over the world come to Kibera slum for different purposes. Some to do their research on different things, some to study … Continue reading Slum Tourism—Our Take!!

After relaxing for a few days in the small coastal town of Lamu, it was time to come back to the Nairobi buzz. Lamu was beautiful though, it is a UNESCO World Heritage site full of beautiful architecture, fish, sun and beach. I am glad I finally got to visit another place in Kenya and … Continue reading Stories and experiences of an intern

This week has been full of action. Last Wednesday the Wale dancers had a performance at the Nairobi International Trade Fair and I joined them for the day. It was a day full of waiting, hanging out and dancing with the kids. Also, my wallet got stolen, but luckily I saw who took it and … Continue reading Stories and experiences of an intern

Sickness and homesickness My honeymoon phase with Nairobi is officially over and along that came fever, flu and homesickness. Because of being sick, I also missed a lot of work during this past week. On Thursday we had no electricity at the centre, which is why the morning at the office was very calm and … Continue reading Stories and experiences of an intern

Four weeks has passed since I came here. Time has gone by so fast and it feels like I just arrived. If I reflect on my first month here at Wale, I would say it has gone pretty well. The first week or two were obviously about observing, getting to know the kids and learning … Continue reading Stories and experiences of an intern

Team building and self-reflection I have been in Nairobi for three weeks now and I feel more like home every day. This week I rode a camel for the first time, made my first ugali and finally joined dancing with the kids. Lots of things to be happy about. On Wednesday we had a whole … Continue reading Stories and experiences of an intern

  My second week in Nairobi was very active and I got to do and see many different things. Last week we were shooting episodes for Wale Wale’s YouTube channel Hotspot. The theme was self-care, so Evette and Happiness pampered themselves with a home spa evening, exercise in the morning and a healthy breakfast to … Continue reading Stories and experiences of an intern

Here’s my first blog post, woop woop! One week in Nairobi After about 12 hours of travelling from Copenhagen, I arrived to Nairobi Kenyatta airport at around six in the morning last week’s Tuesday. I felt relieved but nervous. It was dark outside and when I made my way out of the terminal building I … Continue reading Stories and experiences of an intern

#7 with tears and joy Eventually, it is time for a happy ending. This will be my last contribution to the Wale Wale blog. After one week filled with tears and joy, I arrived back in Germany. When I try to remember my last moments at Wale, my journey feels like a dream I have … Continue reading Stories and impressions of a volunteer.

#6 on the run Trying to find the right words for this post made me aware that this will be one of my last contributions to this blog. I did really appreciate my last week, although I could not get rid of this feeling, this unavoidable feeling that time is running. It sounds foolish and … Continue reading Stories and impressions of a volunteer.

#5 holiday action. The last week began quite busy, with a whole lot of hustling. Which is not necessarily a bad thing, don’t get me wrong. When Wale’s holiday program was about to start on Monday, the kids joined us much earlier, at 2pm already. Which meant that we had limited time during office hours … Continue reading Stories and impressions of a volunteer.

#4 summer vibes The last week in Kenya was filled with new impressions and encounters, as I  travelled to the country’s coast. Together with my French flatmate Louis and his Kenyan friend Cherry, I took the SGR Madaraka Express to Mombasa, and lucky me got to see some Elephants in Tsavo National park. During our … Continue reading Stories and impressions of a volunteer.