Service Learning: What I Saw in the Slums of Nairobi

Summer for a college student can mean any number of things: rest and relaxation, family time or perhaps a busy work schedule. But for me, last summer meant a journey halfway around the world on a service learning trip – where I got to experience a new society and culture and tried to leave a little impact on the people I would meet.

I lived at the edge of Nairobi, Kenya and walked to work in different primary schools in the Kibera slums. Kibera is the biggest slum in East Africa, and the sec...