Market day comes every Thursday in Rumuruti. It is a big deal. People come from near and far to buy food and home stuffs, as well as livestock. It can be a social outing where you run into friends as well. When we went, there was a Kikuyu band playing in the street, and the town […]
Africa
A Week in a Turkana Village
I landed in Kenya at the end of November, but just two weeks later I already had a vacation planned. An American friend of mine Hannah was coming to visit her boyfriend Amana for the holidays, and the boys and I decided to tag along the first week and get a taste of Turkana. The five […]
Dear America, I Miss You
My apartment was broken into last month and I was robbed (that’s after being pick-pocketed), and I have since moved into temporary housing until I move into my new place at the end of the week. I have written about it, but want to wait to post it publicly until things have been finally resolved […]
A Typical Day Working in Nairobi
Since moving to Nairobi, I have been going non-stop. I pretty much work seven days a week. There is always something to be done or an unexpected problem to solve. It’s been a very big challenge, and I have learned a lot. It is very different than traveling through Africa. The typical frustrations of travel […]
Struggles in Nairobi and Business Progress
Yes I am alive (barely, maybe, but I am) and apologies for being so quiet. I hate to pull the ‘I’ve been busy’ excuse. Except that it’s really true. After wearing a dress to the slum on Tuesday, I was forced to wear not-so-clean clothes yesterday (no worries, I had clean underwear!) because I am […]
Merry Christmas!
Warm, summer breezes and not a decoration in site. It doesn’t feel like Christmas here in Kenya. Not at all, except for the Christmas music I have playing and the small wrapped gifts I have sitting on my table. This is my second Christmas in Kenya, and although we are not partaking in hairy goat […]