Bye Bye East Africa
Boo hoo! It’s always time to go! It ain’t Kansas, Toto Crowding the Zebra Crossing Feeding the skeeters Its my last day in East Africa, and while I am quite ready to go home, I am going to miss the good times and fun people of this interesting land, for…
Read MoreAnd the train Goes ‘Pole-Pole’
Another slow day in Africa My pole-pole life African pole-pole life ‘Pole-pole’ loosely translates from Kswahili to English as ‘slowly-slowly,’ and nothing better can describe the African experience. At first, coming from the speedy big Western city, I chaffed at the lazy way everything is done here. Just getting a…
Read MoreJust say it.. Mombassa!
Mombasa is the Mack-Daddy Hurry up! Faster! Faster! Mombasa. The name just rolls off the tongue full of exotic connotations. Go ahead, say it slowly out-loud. See, I told you it even sounds cool. Moreover, unlike Dar, although it should have the exact same climate, it actually is cool too….
Read MoreMarket Day in Kisumu
Homemade charcoal is cheap in the Kisumu market Boda Boda’s Rock! And she’ll wheel & deal Any style, Any Color Today is Market Day in Kisumu, where everyone from miles around heads to the Kisumu weekend market, Kenya’s answer to Wal-Mart SuperCenters. It is also yet another chance to enjoy…
Read MoreHumping Up Mount Homa
Mt. Homa is a bitch to climb! Chilling, pre-hike Sweaty & Victorious May I introduce Homa Bay! Here in Kisumu, I am staying with my good friend from DC, Sabeans, and her husband Mark, who is an Army doctor studying malaria, and today we decided that lounging around in their…
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