Kenya

Over my senior spring break, 7 of my peers and I were fortunate enough to partake in a transformative trip to Kenya to spend a week working with the Kenya Education Fund NGO and explore different schools and organizations across contemporary Kenya as part of a Global Engagement Minor class, touching on everything from East African anthropology to the Kiswahili language. It felt like a culmination of everything I’d learned up until that point. Please see a sort of video journal below, edited together from video clips taken on all of the cohort’s phones.

Close-up of an elephant's face and trunk in a natural setting with blurred background.
View through a window with a metal security grille. Outside, there are green trees, a grassy field, and a person walking on a path. The sky is cloudy.
A window with black metal bars, partially covered by a red and white curtain on the left, showing an outdoor scene with trees and a roof.
A white two-story building with multiple windows, some covered with pink curtains, and a gray door at the bottom center. The building is set against a partly cloudy blue sky, with trees on either side and around it. The foreground shows a patch of di
A window with a decorative iron grille on an exterior wall, one pane open, with purple window sill and trim, and a black object partially visible at bottom right.
An empty auditorium or hall with rows of chairs, red curtains along the windows, and some artwork and paint on display at the back of the room.
Close-up of a giraffe's head with a blurred green forest background.
A landscape view of a mountain range with lush green trees and a few small structures in the foreground, under a clear sky.
A safari vehicle on a dirt road with a scenic view of greenery and distant trees, and cloudy sky in the background.
A brown and white antelope with long, twisted horns walking through green grass and shrubs, with industrial buildings and trees in the background under a clear sky.
Waterfowl swimming in a body of water with greenery and trees in the background.
A large tree with a wide canopy standing next to a body of water, with lush green grass and bushes, under a partly cloudy sky.
A kudu, an African antelope, grazing in a grassy field with tall green grass and shrubs.
A white goose with a red beak standing in muddy water near green reeds.
A leopard cub peeking out from tall green grass and yellow wildflowers in a grassy field.
African savannah landscape with two lions resting on the grass in the foreground, trees and distant hills under a cloudy sky in the background.
A large group of people sitting on red chairs in a hall, facing a stage with a black curtain. There are some people standing on the stage giving a presentation, with posters and decorations behind them. The hall has wooden flooring and large windows
A person riding a motorcycle on a road with a red basket on the back, wearing a helmet and a reflective vest, with a landscape of green fields and a sign that reads 'Meadow Plains' and 'For Sale 74 Acres of Land' in the background, under a partly clo
Market stalls selling accessories like belts, jewelry, and textiles, with colorful umbrellas and high-rise buildings in the background under a partly cloudy sky.
A group of people walking past a gated entrance with a KFC sign, with a tall, uniquely designed tower building in the background and a smaller, circular structure with a roof resembling a traditional hat.
A pig standing on a dirt surface in an outdoor setting, with a shadow cast on the ground.
Close-up of a small, furry mammal with gray and white fur resting on a wooden platform, with a blurry rustic wooden background.
A zebra grazing on the ground in a wooded area with trees and greenery in the background.