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.…
Xaverian Brothers Kenya 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…
Xaverian Brothers Kenya Medical Judgment 28 Jun 2022June 28, 2022 “You could have malaria.” As I prepared to go to the doctor’s office to check if I had malaria, I was overwhelmed with fears and judgment of the Kenyan medical…
Xaverian Brothers Kenya Communally Independent 27 Jun 2022 Living in the Xaverian Brothers community means only a limited number of available vehicles exist. As a result, the ability to leave campus is dependent on the availability of the…
Xaverian Brothers Kenya A Mass of Time 26 Jun 2022June 26, 2022 Time in Kenya moves differently. In America, time works against you. Each tick is a moment lost. Each tock an opportunity missed. Every second is precisely counted and every minute…
Xaverian Brothers Kenya Strive to Excel 23 Jun 2022June 23, 2022 Life at a boarding school moves with rhythmic precision. Days follow strict agendas. Nights follow structured plans. Rising before daybreak, the boys attend morning prayers, share a simple breakfast, gather…
Xaverian Brothers Kenya Poverty Paradise 22 Jun 2022June 23, 2022 I wonder if my writings have glorified the Western world’s manufactured persona of the starving, dirty African child? I fear that sharing my struggles adjusting to a new culture has…
Xaverian Brothers Kenya Christ in the Streets 19 Jun 2022June 22, 2022 Approaching the Cathedral for Mass, we arrived early. The previous service had not yet finished. 5 minutes past. 10 minutes past. Nearly 30 minutes after the service was scheduled to…
Xaverian Brothers Kenya Cultural Clarity 19 Jun 2022June 22, 2022 We all need moments to ourselves. Moments to escape into a quiet space without distraction. A place to clear our heads. When I am in Louisville, it is a leisurely…
Xaverian Brothers Kenya Support the Brothers 15 Jun 2022June 22, 2022 Saint Xavier High School in Bungoma, Kenya, is the newest Xaverian Brothers school. Beginning in 2018, it has grown to be nationally recognized for its ability to educate boys for…
Xaverian Brothers Kenya Defining Success 15 Jun 2022June 22, 2022 What does it mean to be successful? Is it determined by our bank accounts? Our intelligence? The friends we make? Our job status? The size of our home? The college…
Xaverian Brothers Kenya Escaping Reality 12 Jun 2022June 22, 2022 The past two weeks have been a whirlwind experience. After traveling below the equator, struggling to learn a new language that has no linguistic ties to any other language I’ve…
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