::COLORS OF KENYA:: BARA + CHINITAS: CHRISTMAS FROM NEW YORK!

ABOUT US

Names:
Chinitas Yon Mendizábal
Alejandra Barahona Fong

Country of Origin:
Guatemala, Guatemala

Placement:
Mombasa, Kenya

Profession:
Industrial Designers

Organizations:
Bombolulu Workshop Center
Likoni Quality Furniture

Duration:
2 years

Start:
July, 2010
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Hi, welcome to our blog! We are two Guatemalan Industrial Designers who have been preety lucky to live in Guatemala, Norway and New York... Life has given us so much and now it's time to give something back and that's why we decided to volunteer in Mombasa, Kenya with the great organization of Cuso-Vso. Our Journey in Kenya starts here and we want you to be part of it. Help us give a bit back, donate or just keep in touch.

Giving is always better than receiving!

Bara + Chinitas

Tuesday, January 18, 2011

CHRISTMAS FROM NEW YORK!

So Christmas in any other country without family is not the same... There's always some family Christmas traditions that you always miss, for us is eating tamale for midnight, opening presents, all the family together, firecrackers, Christmas parties all December...it's just so fun to be home for Christmas but once in a while you just can't make it and you end up in a remote place like Turkana right? so no presents this year, no family, old friends or tamales but we still had good company and a sky full of stars. so what happened to the Christmas decorations this year? we had none at home until we received a package from New York! what did we find inside? a Christmas tree and some firecrackers sent to us by our friends Matt and Moo... This made our Christmas really, now we'll keep this all year round on our living room table.

Thanks Matt and Moo, you made our Christmas!

3 comments:

MGKabel said...: Feliz Navidad!; January 18, 2011 at 10:01 AM
alan.orth said...: Karibu nyumbani ;)

Alan in Kenya; January 19, 2011 at 1:50 PM
Dinorah Ludmilla said...: Nos hicieron falta para Navidad, que bueno saber que tienen amigos especiales que las quieren. Precioso regalo de Navidad. Siempre están en nuestros corazones.; January 20, 2011 at 8:43 AM

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CHRISTMAS FROM NEW YORK!

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