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American food

By Alan on August 1, 2011

Kenyans always want to know what the staple food is in America. Maybe I’m not a typical American, but I always say that we don’t have one. A typical Kenyan meal revolves around ugali (a thick maize porridge), usually accompanied by some sort of greens like spinach or kale, and roasted, boiled, or fried meat. [...]

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Posted in Food | Tagged America, California, Food | 4 Responses

Black Supremacy

By Alan on July 6, 2011

There’s a DJ crew in Kenya called Supremacy Sounds. Their mix tapes are quite popular in matatus and clubs, and I’ve even mentioned them before here on this blog. In addition to their mix tape skills, one of the reasons I like them is because of their understanding of the importance of the Internet in [...]

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Posted in Kenya, Rants | Tagged Africa, Black Supremacy, California, Kenya, KKK, Music, pride, racism | 3 Responses

Telling the truth

By Alan on July 28, 2010

It’s a terrible feeling to get caught in a lie. Today I told a small fib, then was glad I hadn’t flat out lied when the lady ended up sort of calling my bluff. I was in San Marcos with a few hours to kill in between meeting some friends, and decided to go walk [...]

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Posted in Kenya, Miscellaneous | Tagged California, Fry's, Java House, Kenya, lying, Mavuno, Nairobi, North County, San Diego, San Marcos, Zimbabwe | 3 Responses

Pump your own gas!

By Alan on July 23, 2010

I’ve been visiting the USA for a few weeks now. Home is San Diego, California, but my twin sister Randi lives in Portland, Oregon. I have a bunch of old friends strewn along the California coast, so it seemed like a good idea to drive up to Oregon instead of flying. California and Oregon are [...]

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Posted in Miscellaneous, Travel | Tagged Ashland, California, driving, Friends, funny, Oregon, Portland, Randi, recycling, Travel | 3 Responses

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