Hello From Kenya!

Hello Students!!!! How are you? How is everything at Arlington Hills? What have you been doing in class?

I am in Nairobi, Kenya. We just finished the 2-day program in Kibera. Kibera is inside Nairobi. One million people live there. It is very poor - there is not enough food, not good water, and not enough toilets. Many kids can't pay their school fees. Even though life is difficult everyone we met there was very friendly and kind.

Here are some pictures from the program. We studied nonviolent communication. Nonviolent communication means talking without fighting. Kids practiced talking about feelings and needs.

Please write me a message. What do you see in the pictures? What is interesting in the pictures?

I miss you all!!!!!!!!

Love,
Teacher Jen

On the way!

Hello Students! I love you and miss you already. I'll be thinking of you every day and putting pictures on the blog as often as possible. I am excited to share a little of Kenya with you.


Here is a picture of downtown Nairobi.









I will stay at a hotel a little outside of downtown. It's called Shalom House. Here are two pictures of Shalom House:










Shalom House gives the money from the hotel to a school. The school is for kids who don't have good families. They used to live on the street but now the live at the school. They can choose to get a diploma, or they can study a trade. A trade is something like fixing cars or making tools.

Remember to visit me here! I will read every message that you write. I will feel happy reading your messages. I am already excited to see you all when I get back to school on September 9.

About Kenya

Here is a map of Kenya. Click on it to make it big.

I will fly into Nairobi and stay there for 6 days. What part of Kenya is Nairobi in? What does the big circle next to "Nairobi" mean? What does the airplane symbol next to Nairobi mean?

After Nairobi, I will take a small plane to Lamu. What part of Kenya is Lamu in? What country is Lamu south of? What ocean is Lamu on?

Getting ready to go

Hello Students! On Wednesday, August 13, I will fly to Kenya right after school. I will arrive on Friday morning August 15.

I am going with Andreas. We have a really long flight with four different airplanes! That's because I got a cheap ticket :-)

Step 1:

I take four flights all together.

Flight 1: Minneapolis/St. Paul to Detroit, Michigan

Flight 2: Detroit to Amsterdam, Netherlands

Flight 3: Amsterdam to London, England

Flight 4: London to Nairobi, Kenya

Please look at the world map in the hall. Trace the route with your finger.

Step 2:

I will tell you about our departure and arrival times in different cities. I will also tell you if there are time differences between the cities. Can you help me figure out how long each flight is?

Flight 1: We have to arrive at the Minneapolis/St. Paul airport by 1:11 p.m. We leave Minneapolis/St. Paul at 3:11 p.m. and arrive in Detroit at 5:59 p.m. There is no time difference between Minneapolis St. Paul and Detroit.

Flight 2: We leave Detroit at 8:55 p.m. and arrive into Amsterdam, Netherlands at 10:40 a.m. on August 14. The time in Amsterdam is 7 hours later than the time in Minneapolis/St. Paul.

Flight 3: We leave Amsterdam at 5:20 p.m. We arrive in London, England at 5:35 p.m. London is 1 hour earlier than the time in Amsterdam.

Flight 4: We leave London at 8:00 p.m. and arrive in Nairobi, Kenya at 6:30 a.m. The time in Nairobi is one hour later than the time in London.

Questions:

1. How long is flight 1?
2. How long is flight 2?
3. How long is flight 3?
4. How long is flight 4?

5. How long do I stay in the Minneapolis/St. Paul airport?
6. How long do I stay in the Detroit airport?
7. How long do I stay in the Amsterdam airport?
8. How long do I stay in the London airport?

9. Add the times for all of your answers together. How long will we travel from beginning to end?

Wow! That's a long time.

Now, go to another window on the Internet. Go to www.timeanddate.com/worldclock.

10. What time is it right now in the capitol city of your country?