Category Archives: Ethinic

Malakal Celebrations?

Posted on 1/10/2009 by rob

Mary and I returned to Juba on Tuesday.  In less than 24 hours Mary was able to secure a flight to Malakal to participate in the fourth annual celebration of the Comprehensive Peace Agreement (CPA) between southerners and the government … Continue reading →

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home again, home again

Posted on 8/28/2008 by rob

I find it difficult to describe things.  I take words for granted.  To me they may make perfect sense, but I’m not sure they convey the correct meaning.  There is also the issue that the majority of my descriptive English … Continue reading →

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Recent Kenya Photos

Posted on 2/11/2008 by rob

Last week I escorted a couple of Journalists from the Netherlands around Nairobi & Naivasha so they could attempt to do some stories on the recent violence and problems that have been going on in here in the country.  These … Continue reading →

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not my country…

Posted on 1/29/2008 by rob

… but currently Kenya is my home. Things seem to be getting much worse before they get better. Since last Thursday two more major towns in the Rift Valley have started burning and are experiencing running battles between different ethnic … Continue reading →

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normalcy

Posted on 1/8/2008 by rob

The city was working today.  Traffic jammed up in all the right places. The streets were crowded with people.  That gnawing feeling in the pit of my stomach that the country was tittering on the brink of utter chaos subsided … Continue reading →

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email from a friend

Posted on 1/6/2008 by rob

Got this from a friend and thought I would share: “happy new year. do hope you are ok with your family. also hope you are in Nairobi safely and not fighting in the streets. or wherever part of the world … Continue reading →

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pit of my stomach

Posted on 1/4/2008 by rob

Driving around today one might think things are progressing back to a form of normality. I just have this sick feeling in the pit of my stomach that it is not. Think it started when we walked into Nakumat, our … Continue reading →

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a breather

Posted on 1/4/2008 by rob

Today has been peaceful enough, at least in this part of town. Talked with our guard again and he said he was able to get a good nights rest for the first time in several days. We drove out towards … Continue reading →

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