Passover 2008

Each year my friend Tia invites friends over for Hannukah and Passover- meaning that for two nights a year my name changes to either Amanda Hopkinstein or Amanda Coolidg-witz :) This past Saturday was Passover. It is always a special event that Tia shares with everyone. We all take turns reading the story of Passover, honour the traditions of the food, sit back relax and drink wine.

It was a great evening with wonderful friends, religious tradition, and of course followed by dancing the night away at a couple of local stops.
................................................................

Sunday afternoon Tia, Dana and I decided to go on an excursion to the Nairobi Arboretum, which took about two hours to walk back and forth. It is a great place to explore as there are always families lounging/picknicking/bbqing, kids playing sports, couples walking down the various paths, and friends gathering in the outdoors. It really is a special place because it is one of Nairobi's few green spaces and probably a spot that many tourists do not get the chance to check out while they are between Safaris.


You can see pictures from the walk at: http://www.flickr.com/photos/amandainkenya

................................................................

This week will mark the launch of the website/Open Educational Resource project I have been working on for the 18 months I have been here! I am very excited about it and will post the link later in the week.