The Shoulders of Giants

For roughly a third of my life, I have been associated with Saint Xavier High School. As a student, teacher,…

July 21, 2022

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Chalkboard Lessons

Teaching with chalk has been such a unique experience. The little box handed to me when I arrived has become…

July 16, 2022July 16, 2022

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Find your Bungoma

“I would love to do something like that!”“I wish I could spend my summer volunteering.”“I’ve always wanted to visit Kenya.”…

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Lovingly Lonely

26 Jul 2022July 26, 2022

**Note: This post began as a personal journal entry, a reflection I wrote in prayer. It was a one-sided conversation with God, a musing of my spirit. After revisiting it…

Xaverian Brothers Kenya

The Shoulders of Giants

24 Jul 2022

For roughly a third of my life, I have been associated with Saint Xavier High School. As a student, teacher, and alumni, St. X has always been a beacon of…

Xaverian Brothers Kenya

Chalkboard Lessons

21 Jul 2022

Teaching with chalk has been such a unique experience. The little box handed to me when I arrived has become a prized possession. Its frayed-edges, taped-top, and bruised-sides are proof…

Xaverian Brothers Kenya

Find your Bungoma

16 Jul 2022July 16, 2022

“I would love to do something like that!”“I wish I could spend my summer volunteering.”“I’ve always wanted to visit Kenya.” THEN DO IT! All summer long, I have heard some…

Xaverian Brothers Kenya

Our World is not The World

13 Jul 2022

It is so easy to become myopic. To narrow our vision of the world to a limited radius and perspective. Given our hyper-personalized social media feed, preferred news outlets, and…

Xaverian Brothers Kenya

Progress

9 Jul 2022July 9, 2022

Perching on a pile of dirt where a tree once stood, a bird lands chirping for its former home. Progress. As workers hastily hack away at the roots of a…

Xaverian Brothers Kenya

Traveling Home

8 Jul 2022July 9, 2022

Traveling has its inevitable joys, wonders, and exciting moments. Who doesn’t love a beer before noon while sitting on the beach reading a book? What’s not to enjoy about seeing…

Xaverian Brothers Kenya

We’re Teachers

6 Jul 2022

“We’re teachers.” The weight of those words resounds no matter where you go. Traveling in Mombasa and the Masai Mara, people ask, “What are you doing in Kenya?” “We are…

Xaverian Brothers Kenya

God Bless America

4 Jul 2022

The Fourth of July is a day of American exceptionalism. Blanketed in the Stars, Americans feel a sense of pride in living in a free, democratic country. With bombs bursting…

Xaverian Brothers Kenya

Life finds a way

3 Jul 2022

Scouring the tall grass, an elusive cat hides for a mid-morning nap. Plucking large clumps of grass, elephants gorges themselves for hours. Towering over trees, giraffes gum thorny branches gnawing…

Xaverian Brothers Kenya

Safari Silence

2 Jul 2022

Beneath the safari sun, a bloat of hippos bath in the Mara river. Their deep nostrils surface like whales gasping deep breaths of air before hiding from the cool breeze.…

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Into the darkness

1 Jul 2022July 2, 2022

Some added context: This post has nothing to do with the conditions of Kenya and everything to do with the conditions of my own interior judgment and darkness. To conflate…

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