Returned from Kenya and constructing Ottawa
It has been a week since I landed in Toronto. The five weeks I spent in Kisumu were unforgettable – right down to the last night when a truck filled with M-16 wielding cops lectured me about why I shouldn’t climb their garbage cans. Surprisingly or not, the two Kenyan friends I was with announced afterwards that if I was African, I might have expected to be thrown in jail for such a stunt.
Our last Saturday in Kenya was not met with police intervention. Instead the kids’ had a photography exhibit in the orphanage compound. They really enjoyed themselves and I think it was a good way to mark the end of our project. The Canadian High Commission in Kenya even published an article about it! As always, you can follow us on our blog too…the work isn’t over
Here are two photos from that day… More photos from Kisumu on Flickr.
Now in Canada, I’ll be presenting at a youth conference called Zoom in on the World in Pembroke on Saturday and two others are in Québec City right now at the World Youth Conference doing the same. Exhibitions of the kids’ photos are being lined up for the next few months as well. Busy times.
In other news, I’m freelancing for Capital Xtra some more this month which, to date, has been pretty fun. A few months ago, I was assigned to cover the construction on Bank Street, one of the main commercial streets in Ottawa and an area people are trying hard to get recognized as a gay village. It was one of those things where you spend days covering something and you wonder if it will turn out to be completely boring or at least marginally interesting. I think it turned out OK. Here are a few examples. More on Flickr.
Next week, I’ll be shooting an assignment at Camp Ten Oaks. Should be cool.
À la prochaine! xo.
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