Daily living at camp

While at bush camp the participants still go out on their DFA's and there is some time spent each day in debriefing. Most days they are finished around 4:00pm and have a couple of hours of free time before dinner. Some play games, walk, chat or take showers. Here are some more random pics. that were taken at camp.

On our last night at camp before the homestays Kenny, Nate, and Alan decided to build a huge bonfire for the evening entertainment. This is not even the finished product. This will go down in 4040 history as the biggest bonfire! They did have a couple of buckets of water ready in case it got out of control. We roasted marshmellows and sang songs. It was a fun evening.

This is where our family stayed at camp. Kevin and I were in the tent to the left and Hannah stayed in the tent to the right.


This is a pic. of the scorpion I caught outside our tent. Yes, I said I did this. I bet some of you are thinking I'm not as prissy as you thought I was.

Most days we did not need to heat our kettles of water for a shower. However, after a late afternoon rain it cooled off quite a bit to where a cold shower would just not work.

This is where the women took their showers each day. We would go and pump our water into our buckets and kettles. Lower the bucket in the shower and pour our water in. Then hoist the bucket back up and tie it down. Then we were all ready to take a shower.

On our last night we let all of our staff go first through the line to get their food.

We had all of our staff come in on the last night and different ones of us stood up and gave words of appreciation to them. They sang us several different songs too. They are a very talented group and we are so thankful for all of them. We also gave them a small gift. In this pic. they are singing and dancing out of the dining hall.

Tyler with his nanny Jane.

A couple of afternoons were spent learning some practical things to help them as they live in Africa. The women learned how to cook several different things.

They even learned how to cook with no electricity by using a charcoal oven.

The men learned how to tie several different knots. They also learned about car maintenance. Truitt is practicing his knot tying in this pic.

Mark and Alan

During breaks or at night many would play games. This is Amber playing cards.

Matilda, Mwaka, and Estnart making some nshima for themselves.

After several days of having their DFA's in the boma the participants shifted to the nearby villages to do their assignments. The mode of transportation was their own two feet. Above is Kenny and Leslie as they head out from camp.

Amber and Rachel going out.


Amber, Kym, and Rachel hanging out in front of their tent.