Linn Marie was a volunteer with us in the summer of 2024, read about here experience:
When I look back at my stay at Eco Moyo, I am filled with both joy and longing. This summer, I stayed at Eco Moyo for six weeks, and I miss it everyday.
I miss the high fives and handshakes. I miss hanging out with the learners at the Creativity Lab, making paper planes and drawing cartoons. The smell of chapati and mahamri in the morning. How welcome I always felt, and being greeted with “karibu” every time I entered a room. Walking in Dzunguni in the afternoon, looking at the beautiful landscape and wanting to eat every mango on all the mango trees. I miss the assemblies with presentations, singing and dancing.
I miss the smiles and the laughter. The way Eco Moyo really became a home. How the learners took such good care of us. I miss all the Kiswahili, learning new words every day, not always knowing if it was a Kigiriama or Kiswahili word we learned. I miss talking to the teachers about their lives, their families and learning about Kenyan culture in such an organic way. The sports tournaments, and the excitement when winning. I miss waking up to the sound of cows and children running down to the school area. The grade 6 boys constantly wanting to borrow my camera. Helping out at the Leap Lab, and the moment you see that a learner understands something new.
I don’t miss the constant fear of seeing a snake at the toilet, but at the same time, I kind of do. I guess it is because there is not a single thing I would want to remove from the experience. I want to remember my stay at Eco Moyo as it was, because it indeed has been the best summer of my life. A summer filled with so much joy, wonderful people and moments of pure happiness.