Tag Archives: africa

White People!

Posted on September 26, 2016 by aussiesintoafrica

A few weeks ago I was talking with someone back in our home country who was trying to help out a friend who was travelling to East Africa to volunteer for a couple of weeks. This person had been before, … Continue reading →

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Coming Home

Posted on December 22, 2015 by aussiesintoafrica

I once asked some friends who were returning to Australia after two years of volunteering in Tanzania “How long do you think it will take you to get used to being there?” Their answer was a couple of months. After … Continue reading →

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Why we chose to move to Africa

Posted on December 3, 2015 by aussiesintoafrica

I’ve heard some real doozies about why people think we moved to Kenya, here are some samples: To be a missionary To go and drill wells To live somewhere hot You like Africa more than Australia To get away from … Continue reading →

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Travelling on a Shoestring

Posted on November 4, 2015 by aussiesintoafrica

We love to travel, any where, any time. When we made the decision to move to Kenya I felt I had to kill the travel bug. You can’t volunteer somewhere, relying on donors to put food on the table, and … Continue reading →

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What This Tour’s All About

Posted on October 12, 2015 by aussiesintoafrica

One thing I’ve discovered in life is that fundraising is flippin’ hard work. You have to fight every other charity for the same dollar and the loudest voice is the one that gets heard. When you have a zero marketing … Continue reading →

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Things I only wish I could say on Facebook

Posted on September 21, 2015 by aussiesintoafrica

Half the world are involved daily on social media sites. If I put these comments up on Facebook I think I might be persecuted and seen as small minded. People would think I’m picking on them, when all I’m doing … Continue reading →

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Raising a Special Needs Child

Posted on September 16, 2015 by aussiesintoafrica

I thought for something quite different I’d give an insight on what it’s been like for us to raise a child with special needs. We are very blessed because Liz has a mild disability so I don’t know what it’s … Continue reading →

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A Visit To The Aberdares

Posted on September 7, 2015 by aussiesintoafrica

The Aberdare Ranges is a 160km long mountain range north of Nairobi. It’s only 135km from our place and was easily driven in 3 hours. We’ve wanted to go there for ages but never made the time for it. This … Continue reading →

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Overcoming Trauma

Posted on August 31, 2015 by aussiesintoafrica

It’s coming up 6 months since Liz and I were held up in our home, during the day by 3 armed men and their boss – a woman. It’s not the worst thing that can happen in life because we … Continue reading →

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5 Reasons why you SHOULD visit Africa

Posted on August 25, 2015 by aussiesintoafrica

I often see these posts on Facebook of which country ranks as the best to visit and why, even in Kenya. Many of them are fabricated and one-sided, so I thought I’d give a more realistic list of reasons you … Continue reading →

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