Phil Pfuehler River Falls Journal
Published Friday, December 14, 2007
Linda Alvarez is only five years from retiring as multicultural student services coordinator at UW-River Falls, but she’s just now found her life’s calling.
A warm, sunny retirement scenario has been overlaid by slumming — literally.
The 59-year-old Alvarez has become determined to bring dignity, hope and opportunity to a sprawling slum on the outskirts of Nairobi, Kenya, known as Kiambiu.
She spent a month there at the end of last summer. It was a self-financed trip costing her $10,000 and requiring a bank loan.
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