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view from ngochoni hill

the bridge on the road to ngochoni

drying bricks

ngochoni (say ng-go-cho-knee) is a "neighborhood" about 7 miles from the nearest road. it...

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there is one bridge that connects ngochoni with the nearest road. there is no way to get there by...

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2 of the schools administrators check on drying bricks to make sure they are sufficiently covered....

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building the 6th grade classroom

bright, shining students

tree of life - sketch

each year a new classroom is built to accomodate the upcoming class. the bricks are made by hand...

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each classroom has been built by the administrators and the parents of the students. children come...

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in the first grade classroom the teachers and i began a mural of a local tree commonly known...

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tree of life, under construction

the children watch

tree of life, finished

the teachers of the school we amazingly willing and enthusiastic about painting. they had not ever...

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the children watched as we filled in the tree. i am used to working in latex (water based) paint for...

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in the four corners of the wall reads the word "love" in the 4 languages one might hear in...

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noah's arc, beginning

noah's arc, halfway done

noah's arc, finished

pleased with the tree of life, the headmaster (in the middle) asked us to make a second mural in the...

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one of the wonderful things about collaborating on art is it comes out in ways you never would have...

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while this image is a traditional representation of the noah's arc imagery, you can see specific...

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buffalo

black rhino

los elephantes

you are not allowed to step out of your vehicle in the national parks. these guys are rock hard and...

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i was told by my guide that this particular black rhino is safe because he has been in captivity for...

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we had been tipped off that there were some elephants in this area so we drove slowly, listening....

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hippo

baboons

the city of nairobi from my balcony

i waited for a long time to get this photo. hippos sit at the bottom of the river for like 6 minutes...

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we followed a gang of baboons until they stopped at this watering hole. all the time is hang out...

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nairobi is a city of 3 million, but with a relatively small city center. around these tall buildings...

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