Recently, I’ve heard from a few RVA 08 grads who are now freshmen in American, Canadian, and Korean colleges. Many are doing very well, have new friends, and are enjoying their classes. Several have mentioned the fact that they are struggling with their finances. Others simply miss Africa.
When your parents earn only $30,000 annually, $40,000 [...]
Entries from August 2008
August 29, 2008
Where is the MK’s home?
August 22, 2008
The Kitchen Sink
Very few of my Kenyan friends have kitchen sinks; for that matter, very few have running water in their homes. When I visited my friends in their homes, they would always serve tea. The tea would be made with clean water and served in a clean cup. From where did the water come and how [...]
August 17, 2008
New Blog Content
We (well, mostly Carolyn) will continue to maintain this blog; however, the content may not be as interesting to many of you because we don’t live anywhere very exciting any more. I’m not completely sure what I’ll write about, but I often find writing quite cathartic. I will probably write some about our re-entry process [...]
August 15, 2008
“Home”
Forgive me for my three weeks of silence. The Konings have been back on American soil since Friday, July 25, and we hit the ground running. We’ve had all sorts of computer problems recently which explains (to some extent) my inability to post.
Lily and Silas returned to school on Monday, July 28. Both were eager to return to their [...]
