by Kimani Isaac | Jun 25, 2018 | Uncategorized
Yesterday we had a small snafu when starting the day’s programming. A Lankey rep was supposed to come pick me up but they had a personal emergency so I ended up taking the tram with my host sister to the Addictest center. Once we got there, it was beach time!...
by Kimani Isaac | Jun 23, 2018 | Uncategorized
The good thing about Lankey, my language program, is that it’s really flexible and gives us a ton of independence. Another Lankey student arrived today. She’s 28, badass, and I’m really looking forward to going to the beach with her tomorrow. Her...
by Kimani Isaac | Jun 23, 2018 | Uncategorized
If you’ve never seen ‘I Am Not Your Negro’, the documentary on James Baldwin, go watch it. I’m mentally replaying a couple of scenes from the documentary about when Baldwin was abroad, when he heard about the atrocities going on back home. This...
by Kimani Isaac | Jun 22, 2018 | Uncategorized
*TMI warning: Personal information about my digestive worries below* There’s still so much that I don’t know. I feel like the biggest takeaway today was that I know more French than I thought I did, which is a nice realization. But understanding is like a...
by Kimani Isaac | Jun 22, 2018 | Uncategorized
After Chellah and coming back to the apartment, I accidentally slept for three hours. I guess all the traveling did me in. But around 6pm, we went to the Addictest center, this sister org to Lankey, my language program. There I met some high school students who are...
