Category Archives: Photography

Monkey Business

Posted on July 30, 2017 by Brenda Kimaro

A couple months ago I had lunch with my friend Kelly, a fellow American who is also married to a Tanzanian and lives here in Arusha. Kelly blogs over at Mzungu Maasai about her life in Tanzania, and I was … Continue reading →

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Going on Safari

Posted on February 3, 2017 by Brenda Kimaro

When you’re five years old, it’s a pretty cool thing to have a Daddy who is a safari guide. But it can be tough, too, when high season rolls around and that means Daddy is away a lot, taking visitors … Continue reading →

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Welcoming the New Year

Posted on January 13, 2017 by Brenda Kimaro

Well, after a 6-month hiatus it’s time to get back to blogging. I’ve missed sharing our Tanzanian adventures, but life just got so full and busy it was hard to keep up with everything. So I decided to let the … Continue reading →

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5 Photo Friday: Grandma Comes to Tanzania

Posted on April 22, 2016 by Brenda Kimaro

Mom and my sister Carla packed up and headed home yesterday. In their two-week visit, I took 993 photos, and Carla took about 700. So it’s pretty tough to narrow those down into a 5 Photo Friday post, so I plan … Continue reading →

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5 Photo Friday: We’re Farmers!

Posted on March 18, 2016 by Brenda Kimaro

I guess owning a coffee and banana farm on Mt. Kilimanjaro already qualifies us as farmers, but now we’re corn farmers, too! The property that our house in Arusha sits on includes a large farm plot behind it, so Kakasii … Continue reading →

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5 Photo Friday: Parents’ Day at ELIMAA School

Posted on January 22, 2016 by Brenda Kimaro

Last week we celebrated Parents’ Day at ELIMAA School. It was a great celebration of all that we’ve been able to accomplish over the last year or so, thanks in large part to the generous support we’ve received from so … Continue reading →

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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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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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