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Mzungu atalipa mbao

By Alan on March 29, 2010

Something is seriously wrong in Kenya. I rarely have problems with people over charging me or being abusive to me, but lately I’ve noticed that if I’m with black Kenyans those problems occur more often than when I’m by myself. A few examples… There’s a great second-hand, open-air market just outside of Nairobi’s business district, [...]

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Posted in Kenya | Tagged Annoying, Education, funny, GIkosh, Kenya, Kikomba, matatu, Mzungu, Nairobi, Police, sheng, Swahili | 14 Responses

Mormons in Kenya

By Alan on March 20, 2010

There’s something with Mormons in Kenya that I haven’t quite figured out. I don’t know how big their following is in Kenya, but I always see them walking around Uthiru where I work. Maybe it’s an isolated thing… The funny thing isn’t the Mormons really, it’s the fact that there is always a balance between [...]

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Posted in Kenya | Tagged funny, ILRI, Kenya, LDS, Mormon, Religion, Uthiru | 8 Responses

I Don’t Say “Amen!”

By Alan on March 19, 2010

I was just riding the matatu to work when an mlevi (drunkard) got on the bus. As soon as he saw me he started shouting, “America!” and then something indistinguishable about Jesus. I don’t know if it was in English or Swahili because he was slurring. By now he had put his teddy bear in [...]

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Posted in Kenya | Tagged funny, ILRI, Jesus, Kenya, matatu, Mlevi, Nairobi, Swahili, work | 3 Responses

The Joy of Cooking And the Silliness of Shopping

By Alan on January 13, 2010

Since I moved into my new house last week I’ve been exploring cooking again. It’s been a few months since I cooked last, instead I’ve been opting to eat out or make simple things like toast with peanut butter. It was fine with me because I eat something healthy like yogurt with granola before work, [...]

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Posted in Food, Kenya | Tagged Cooking, Food, funny, Kenya, Nairobi, Nakumatt, Sarit Centre, Shopping, Uchumi, Westlands | 3 Responses

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