A Return Visit to Ugweri Village in Embu, Kenya

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On June 7, 2014, Adamson and I returned to Ugweri village in Embu county to visit with Peter Rugano and family. Along on this trip were two of my Syracuse University colleagues, Marcelle Haddix and Jeff Mangram. Our first stop … Continue reading →

Visit to Kahuruko village near Nyahururu

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After staying overnight in Nyahururu, we set off on a short in distance but long in time journey to the village of Kahuruko, which is the home of Lenny Kamau, a doctoral student in mathematics education at Syracuse University. About … Continue reading →

Visit to Ugweri Village in Embu

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On Sunday, June 30th Adamson and I and two colleagues went to the village of Ugweri near Embu, Kenya to visit with a Syracuse University doctoral student’s family in their rural home. Peter Rugano was a physics and chemistry teacher … Continue reading →

A Graduation Gift Full of Memories and Service to Others

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About a week and a half before the Syracuse University graduation in May 2013, I received an email message from my colleague in health and physical education, Sandy Bargainnier, that was a forwarded message that she had received from one of … Continue reading →

Trip to Lesotho, Part 2 (Visit to Matsieng and Morija)

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On June 10th, we traveled to Matsieng and Morija. At Matsieng, we saw the King’s country home and Chief Letsie I’s old village. We had a tour of the Royal Archives and museum at historic Matsieng. We also saw dinosaur … Continue reading →

Trip to Lesotho, Part 1 (Visit to Kome Cave Village)

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On June 8, 2013, Adamson and I traveled to Maseru, Lesotho for a conference in which I would participate on June 11-14 (AFRICME 4 — African conference on mathematics education affiliated with ICMI–International Commission on Mathematical Instruction). Before the conference … Continue reading →

Visit to Some Potters near Kakamega

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After going to a bullfight on a Saturday morning in July 2012 near Kakamega, Kenya, we stopped at the home of some people making and selling pottery.

Watching a Bullfight in Western Kenya

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When we were in Kakamega (western Kenya) in July 2012, we got up early on a Saturday morning to go to a bullfight in a nearby village, Malinya. This is a traditional event on Saturday mornings for Luhyas (a community … Continue reading →

Graduation Celebration in Ngukemwe Village

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On a Saturday in late June 2012, Adamson and I went to our friend, Stellah’s, graduation celebration at her rural home in Ngukemwe village. She graduated the day before from Jomo Kenyatta University of Agriculture and Technology. We learned to … Continue reading →

Visit to Kamanzi on New Year’s Day

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On New Year’s Day, my two colleagues and I went to Kamanzi village, near Kangundo (see other blog entries on Kamanzi by searching in the search box for “Kamanzi” on the home page). We attended the New Year’s Day service … Continue reading →