Growing Gardens
Motioning over to the lush foothills glimmering in the distance, Kokomiano explained that, while a beautiful backdrop for many, these mountains only served as painful memories of the long journeys to
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A Cup a Day
Imagine functioning off of one cup of water every day. Whether studying, working, or lounging around the house, the ability to concentrate, be active, and even rest peacefully evaporates like water in
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From Buckets to Showers
The chorus of cheers released by the girls was loud enough to make the donkeys at the other end of the field lookup. The excited yelling reverberated from Tipito Girls’ School off of Tipito Mountain,
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A Blog Post by Matthew Cole: This Crazy World
The countdown is on. In 8 hours from the time I write this, I will be boarding a plane from Nairobi to Doha, Qatar, and then from Doha to Boston. I still feel a state of shock as I write these words.
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A Blog Post by Matthew Cole: Mobile Money
M-Pesa The year is 2020. Mobile money is becoming less and less of a fad and more ingrained into our society. With apps like Venmo and Ca$hApp, as well as Apple Pay and Samsung Pay for their respecti
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A Blog Post by Matthew Cole: Plague
As this month of January is drawing to a close, it marks the (hopefully) final time that I will have to journey to Nairobi to extend my visa. While I still have 2.5 months left before I return to the
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A Blog Post by Matthew Cole: Wanderings
Pole, nimepotea. Sorry, I have been lost. It’s been a while since my last blog post, and that has to do mostly with the fact that I have been incredibly busy this past month. Between traveling for wor
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A Blog Post by Matthew Cole: Lemaiyan
While I will avoid the obvious Bon Jovi pun (sorry Christie), I should inform you all that I have officially passed my halfway point of being here in Kenya – a fact that I truly cannot believe. When
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A Blog Post by Matthew Cole: Culture Shock
A fact that many Westerners do not know about Kenya is how diverse it is. Due to its equatorial and coastal location, it has been at the confluence of trading routes from all over Africa, the Middle E
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A Blog Post by Matthew Cole: The Rains and Surveys!
Hey friends. Apologies for the delay in blog posts, it’s been an incredibly busy last month here in Wamba. First, on October 5th, the Wamba Catholic Hospital celebrated 50 years of service to the Nort
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A Blog Post by Matthew Cole: Blood on the Leaves
First off, if you haven’t read my previous blog post about the circumcision ceremony I attended, please do so here as you may be a bit confused without reading it first. The lorara ceremony is much le
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A Blog Post by Matthew Cole: How to Become a Man, Samburu 101
A week or so ago, I had the honor and pleasure of attending a unique tradition in Samburu culture. Before I begin, I will preface by saying that out of respect to Samburu and this emotional day, I did
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