Posts by Tori Costello

Jambo everyone! Here I sit, outside in my new favorite place, a wonderful patio under the bougainvillea trellis, listening to birds, drinking a cup of tea and enjoying the slight breeze. Let’s see if I’m able to focus enough to get you guys updated! This patio was a gift from an old friend of Jeff’s. I have…

Jambo everyone! I hope you are all doing well and enjoying your summer! Here, it is still cold and rainy with lots of MUD! There is no such thing as a clean floor right now, especially when a Great Dane lives in your room! LOL! We, like many of you, are still living Groundhog Day. School remains closed,…

Jambo everyone! I hope you all are happy and healthy, enjoying nice weather with family and friends! Here in Kenya, we are doing well! The kids are still home from school. The rains have come, giving a huge sigh of relief to the farmers, while at the same time causing floods that are leaving people with nothing! Isn’t that…

Jambo everyone! What a weird time, huh? I hope you are all staying healthy! It’s such a strange thing for the whole world to be going through something together! I mean, this is not a typhoon in the Philippines, or a tsunami in Japan, or famine in Ethiopia, or war in Congo, or a hurricane in America, or…

Jambo everyone! I hope you are all doing well! I have been seeing posts about unpredictable weather on that side. Ours has also been different than usual, but we did get a few weeks of “dry season” in February! (Dry season normally lasts about three and a half months!) I must admit, it’s nice to have some days when…

Jambo everyone! I hope your 2020 has started well! Here at In Step Children’s Home, January has been a very busy month! The Kenyan school year is the same as the calendar year. School “opens” in January and “closes” at the end of October. So this month, there was lots going on, getting all the…

Jambo everyone! Happy New Year! I hope you are all ready for a productive and prosperous 2020! December was a great but super busy month! After arriving in Nairobi from the states, I stayed an extra day to try to take care of some immigration business, which was a big flop because in Kenya, there’s no such…

Jambo everyone! November has been a very busy month in USA! I have been able to spend time with family and friends, attend a few events and a few churches, and just plain catch up with lots of folks! I am now in scramble mode, constantly distracted (even now while writing this) by my list of things…

Jambo everyone! I hope you are all doing well and adjusting to the climate change, whatever that is, depending on where you are in the world! Personally, I have experienced a huge climate change after traveling from Kenya to Washington State! So, here I sit, after waking up starving at 4:00 AM (thanks jetlag), bundled up in…

Jambo everyone! I hope you are all doing well and enjoying the change of seasons! Here in Kenya, the rains are starting to let up a bit, although the ridiculous amount of mud is yet to disappear! September was a good month here at the home for the most part. The kids are back in school and…