Author Archives: Brenda Kimaro

5 Photo Friday: Decorating for Christmas

Posted on December 11, 2015 by Brenda Kimaro

As my Facebook newsfeed is full of photos of snowy scenes, it’s 89 degrees here. So I wish I could say “it’s beginning to look a lot like Christmas,” but it’s not really. At least not by this Nebraska girl’s … Continue reading →

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ELIMAA School Update: We Need to Grow in 2016!

Posted on December 1, 2015 by Brenda Kimaro

It was just a bit more than a year ago that I first shared with you about ELIMAA School. I was nervous to publicly share what we were doing, fearing that if we failed, I would have to own up … Continue reading →

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A New Place to Call Home

Posted on November 28, 2015 by Brenda Kimaro

If you happened to see us on House Hunters International, you might remember that the greatest drawback to the house we chose was its small compound, which left little room for Max and Elly to play, and zero green space. … Continue reading →

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Our Shamba Makeover

Posted on November 21, 2015 by Brenda Kimaro

We occasionally invite our safari clients to do a home stay with us at the shamba (farm) to get an up-close look at village life. Usually before a visit, we’ll do a small project to spruce up the house to make … Continue reading →

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Max & Elly Take Acrobatics Class

Posted on September 27, 2015 by Brenda Kimaro

This past weekend some new friends (who recently moved to Arusha from Omaha) introduced us to an acrobatics class for kids. I wasn’t sure if Max and Elly would be very cooperative in an actual class, despite loving to jump and … Continue reading →

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5 Photo Friday: Our US Trip

Posted on September 11, 2015 by Brenda Kimaro

Well, I didn’t mean to take such a long hiatus from blogging, but these last couple of months were packed pretty full–most particularly by a nearly month-long trip back to the US for Max, Elly and me. We arrived in early … Continue reading →

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5 Photo Friday: Max and Elly’s Birthday Party

Posted on July 10, 2015 by Brenda Kimaro

Max and Elly turned 4 years old on Sunday so on Monday they got to have a birthday party with their classmates at school. What better way to kick off the week than to pump a bunch of preschoolers full … Continue reading →

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5 Photo Friday: Birth Day

Posted on July 3, 2015 by Brenda Kimaro

On July 4, 2011, I had lunch with my friend Rebecca. It was a welcome diversion because I was on Day 3 of a long holiday weekend feeling bored and borderline miserable. My growing belly was almost too much to … Continue reading →

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5 Photo Friday: Our 3rd ‘Tanziversary’

Posted on June 19, 2015 by Brenda Kimaro

Yesterday was our third “Tanziversary”–the anniversary of our arrival in Tanzania. It’s hard to believe that it’s been three years already, but these three years have been packed full of lots of fun adventures, new challenges and great memories as … Continue reading →

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5 Photo Friday: Celebrating 5 Years

Posted on May 22, 2015 by Brenda Kimaro

Today is our 5th wedding anniversary. We got married in Nebraska, in Sonshine Chapel at Carol Joy Holling Camp, the church camp where I worked several summers during college and for five years as Communications Manager after I graduated. We … Continue reading →

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