Dec 21

Written by: Jennifer Kumar, LMSW, Cultural Adjustment Coach/Mentor
Friday, December 21, 2007

Alaivani has been viewed by 105 countries as I am writing this, attesting Alaivani reaches far corners of the Earth. Voices on Alaivani come from America, India, and Mauritius. Over the years, I have also met a few long-standing e-mail pals from Kenya. This post will feature my interest in learning about Kenya’s culture and tourism.

 

A few months ago, Nazareth College kicked off an orientation for a study abroad program to Kenya. I attended this as a staff volunteer of the college and was intrigued. Since that time, I have been learning about the culture, history, current events and safari tourism industry in Kenya. Since I was collecting all this information, I thought it would be best to store it in a blog titled Want to Safari? and share it with the world. This post highlights some of the posts from the blog for your interest.

 

Current News Items:

Resident of Nairobi Slum Graduates from University of Manchester, U.K. – An uplifting story of Sammy Gitau.

Matatus, Kenya's Public Transportation in the News – A synopsis of a current news story on the uniquely Kenyan mode of transport.

 

Society and Culture:

Social Security in Kenya - Human contribution to social security and it’s implication on Kenya’s AIDS crisis.

Culture of the 24 hour Shopping Center – Stores being open 24 hours brings families closer!

 

Social Work:

CARE in Africa – A native of New Hampshire visits Kenya to learn about social services and the social situations of Kenyans.

 

Tourism:

Budget Safaris – Thoughts on the site Kenya Safari Listings.

 

I believe Kenya’s Independence Day was December 12. Happy belated Independence Day, Kenyans. If you participated in any independence celebrations in Kenya or abroad, submit your stories to me at jennifer at alaivani dot com! Thank you.

 

Enjoy your days. Thank you for reading.

 

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