Jacaranda Nairobi

Last Day in Kenya

... to join him on the flight to his hometown of Kisumu tomorrow. Damn! I really wanted to visit his "home-squared", as Barack Obama calls such places in "Dreams from My Father". Next time... Had a few productive meetings about the International Humanity Foundation (IHF). Bought some gifts and a card for my host family. I usually send Turkish goodies for my host families, but this was just more convenient. After having a bad fish and chips at the Java House cafe, met Anne at her hair ...

Nairobi, Kenya muratcan

Behaving badly in Kenya

... We were still a long way from our hotel and with night fall approaching, we didn't want to be left here! Being out on your own after dark in Nairobi is something everyone warns you about. The more we hash this story around in our minds looking for clues and inconsistencies, I think we were simply scammed from the beginning to the end. Peter, our driver came back to the truck after being paid by David, complaining that he'd only gotten enough for the gas and truck but ...

Nairobi, Kenya jasieniukrtw

Saturday, February 21: Heading Home

... s off to the airport for the trip that will retrace our steps here -- Nairobi to Amsterdam to Detroit to Pittsburgh. We will arrive in Pittsburgh on Sunday afternoon at 2:30 PM. Once we get back home, we will write more updates and will also upload a lot more pictures (faster connections speeds will help with that). In the meantime, we are grateful to God for his protection and help and we will all be glad to be reunited with family and friends very soon

Nairobi, Kenya cubm

Suraffic Park

... During times of drought and desperation people form rural areas find their animals starving and their livliehood threatened, so you can only imagine the problems that arise from the 120 km2 of lush land, that is fenced and protected for conservation. This is one of the development dilemmas we will be dealing with directly through the course of my program. We're headed to the Masi Mara later on our trip where we will be seeing more game, but again ...

Nairobi, Kenya awakeandreaming

"Nairobbery"?... Not quite.

... although they have these if you are boring). They have made their mark by serving up lesser known meats from wild Africa. So tonight for dinner I feasted on crocodile, ostrich, kudu, and a number of other items that I can't really remember their name. All and all, it was an incredible meal. In fact it was my second favourite "meat" meal in my life... My favorite was in Argentina a couple of years ago. Tell me... how many nights can you say that you have eaten crocodile for

Nairobi, Kenya robthebruce

Nairobi Initial Itinerary

... Public Holiday) Weekend 3 Sat 13/12 and Sun 14/12 unplanned Week 4 Mon 15/12 Continue Technical project 2 Tues 16/12 Continue Technical project 2 Weds 17/12 Continue Technical project 2 Thurs 18/12 Technical Project 2 write up Fri 19/12 Project write up, review and ...

Nairobi, Kenya taste_the_world

Arrival!

... richness and poverty is very clear here, and I haven’t even been to the slums yet. The traffic was immense. Drivers seemed to have no awareness of pedestrians, and pedestrians no awareness of cars! The pedestrians are almost daring the cars/motorbikes/bikes to run them over. It doesn’t surprise me there are so many road traffic accidents. There aren’t really any traffic lights or lanes in most areas of town and it’s pretty much up to you how ...

Nairobi, Nairobi Area, Kenya rachaeltuckley