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Most of the St. Lawrence group poses in the Samburu National Reserve.
N
airobi is chaotic, with pedestrians
everywhere, navigating street
crossings with no self-regard. The
city is old, dirty, polluted. Construction goes
on everywhere but nothing seems completed.
Young men work the streets amidst the traf-
fic, hawking maps, toys, all sorts of trinkets,
making eye contact, desperation in their eyes,
trying to survive.
This trip touched us in ways unexpected.
I miss the beautiful, welcoming smiles,
the genuine love and concern the Kenyans
showed. We could all learn a great deal about
grace and dignity from these modest people.
—Joe Braz ’76
Joe Braz
Courtesy of Lennie McKinnon
Lennie McKinnon
Postscript
Although I have been home for a little more
than a week, my thoughts are still there
and on all the wonderful experiences I had,
from driving on rutted roads to holding a
little boy’s hand overlooking his home in
the slums of Kibera, to cocktails in an open
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on the last evening there. They all have a
special place in my heart. What a won-
drous diverse country!
—Joan Davis P’98