stories from africa
	Johanna Voerman left her home and native land, Canada, to embark on a Kenyan adventure - volunteer IT consulting work for a humanitarian aid organization, VSF-Belgium. The mission was sponsored by NetCorps, a Canadian  government programme, and administered by CUSO. Little did she know that in just a few weeks, she would meet her future husband. Anthony Wamalwa Khisa also worked for VSF-Belgium as a Logistician, in Lokichoggio, which is a UN base camp next to the Sudan border. Johanna was sent to train someone in a tech support role for this remote office, and it turned out to be Anthony...

We both can be reached @ khisa.com -  I'm johanna and he's anthony. Our snail mail address is: c/o Norwegian People's Aid PO Box 39207-00623 Nairobi, Kenya To call from Canada, dial: 011-254-724-253321	We were married on August 23rd, in Nova Scotia, Canada - my first trip home after living in Africa for a year! The timing was perfect. Of course I wanted Anthony to meet my family, and it seemed like a great time to have a casual beach wedding at my parents' cottage. It was a spectacular day, with loads of my friends and family enjoying the sun & sand. Anthony just loved Canada! For the first year or so that I was in Kenya, I sent emails back to my friends and family about my impressions and activities. Little did I know that people would actually read them! So I decided I'd put them all together on this site. Enjoy.
	Sudan Nairobi Kitale Safari Mombasa Canada Our Apt Check out my friend Mike Tremblay's Travelogs for tons of photos & stories... after backpacking around Europe, he stayed with us in Kenya for a few months. And posted on Epson's Photopoint site are pictures that accompany the past stories below...	Khisa blogspot Updated Khisa family & Kenya posts… everything current is there! More potentially interesting stuff... Kenyan Wedding... my family comes to Africa! Lions, beaches, safari vans, & weddings Mum's Article Mum's perspective on their trip to Kenya,also published in the NSGEU newsletter Discussions about Africa Just compiled my posts for my online course. Click for intellectual stimulation. Travel advice for those planning to make the journey... karibuni!
	Kenya Update (Sept 12/02) Nairobi Weekend (Sept 16/02) Quick Update (Sept 26/02) Photos! (Oct 2/02) Thanksgiving in Nairobi (Oct 10/02) Nairobi News (Oct 17/02) Safari Stories (Oct 23/02) Bryan in Botswana (Oct 24/02) Loki News (Nov 1/02) Loki Resort, Part 2 (Nov 20/02) Nairobi News (Dec 4/02) Quick Travel Update (Dec 10/02) Mombasa Movements (Dec 18/02) South African Holidays (Jan 13/03) Broken Leg Update (Jan 20/03) Recovering Well in Nairobi (Feb 3/03) Anthony & Upcountry (Mar 27/03) Easter in Loki (Apr 22/03) Life in a Mud Hut (May 29/03) Movin' on Up (Jun 17/03) Married in Kenya (Oct 8/03) Visiting Family & Looking for Gigs (Nov 11/03) Life in Kenya (Nov 25/03) The Kenyan Wedding (Jan 29/04) A Khisa update! (July 5/04) It's now 2005..! (Sept 14/05)		§ Jambo! Hello! § Habari ya leo? How was your day? § Mzuri (sana). (Very) good. § Mambo? How's it going? § Poa. Cool. § Asante. Thank you. § Karibu. Welcome. § Karibuni. Welcome (to many) § Mzungu. White person. § Wazungu. White people. § Ndiyo. Yes. § Hapana. No. § Sawa. Ok. § Wapi? Where? § Nani? Who? § Vipi? How? § Nini? What? § Lini? When? § Saa ngapi? What time? § Nyumba. Home. § Nyumbani. At home. § Nyama choma. Roast meat (BBQ), usually goat. § Kachumbari. Yummy tomato and onion salad. § Ugali. Staple food made from corn (maize) flour cooked in boiling water. § Shamba. Field/farm. § Mandazi. Like donuts but better. § Mzee. Respectful name for an old man. § Jua kali. The informal sector - people in kiosks on the side of the road. Means working in the fierce sun, usually implies bad quality. § Nimeshiba. I'm satisfied/full.