Kenya
I heart Nairobi
“You are clearly a Kenyan,” the woman in immigration notes as she searches for my latest visa, with difficulty, in my bulging passport. I actually heard nearly the same thing from a merchant at the Maasai Market on one of my first days in Nairobi several years ago, when I met up with a dear…
Read MoreSiege in Nairobi
Westgate Mall was the first place I ever visited in Kenya. I arrived late from DR Congo and had a glass of wine with a colleague and friend at a great place called Art Cafe. After months in the bush I remember feeling far too scrappy for chic Nairobi. Since then I can’t count the…
Read MoreLast minute notice
Here we are on another last minute trip to Africa. The first in awhile, but it still brings back the same feelings. A week ago the status was that maybe I would go to Burundi for a week and then on to Kenya for a week. Monday it was likely. Tuesday it was maybe. Wednesday…
Read MoreUnderwater Nomad
I headed out for my first dive of the year today. I’m so hungry for it I can taste it. It is pouring down rain, but I don’t care, as it means less sun exposure. My dive master, Silas, is from the Malindi area, just north of Mombasa. In addition to being very good at…
Read MoreOwen & Mzee
So my nephew introduced me to the a wonderful story about a turtle and a hippo becoming friends. When I picked this book up at the holidays, one evening at bed time, I was excited to see that the turtle and the hippo were from Kenya! Their names are Owen and Mzee, Mzee meaning old…
Read MoreOwen & Mzee
So my nephew introduced me to the a wonderful story about a turtle and a hippo becoming friends. When I picked this book up at the holidays, one evening at bed time, I was excited to see that the turtle and the hippo were from Kenya! Their names are Owen and Mzee, Mzee meaning old…
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