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Exhibit A: the used-car salesman

Used-car salesmen are all the same!

By Alan on March 16, 2011

Last weekend Cassandra and I spent a few hours at the Sunday Car Bazaar on Ngong Road; a big, dirt parking lot where there are tons of used cars for sale. We had been thinking about buying a car to putt around town with and, seeing as we know next to nothing about cars, we [...]

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Posted in Kenya | Tagged cars, Cassandra, Japan, Kenya, matatu, Mombasa, Nairobi, Ngong road | 3 Responses

The Safari Will Not Be Televised

By Alan on January 8, 2010

Randi and I are back from our East Africa safari but, other than the few pictures we uploaded along the way, we have nothing to show for it! My fancy Nokia camera phone decided to eat all the pictures we took. There are lots of great stories to be told, though, like the day I [...]

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Posted in Kenya, Travel | Tagged Dar es Salaam, Gelatto, Kenya, Kiswahili, Malindi, Mombasa, Randi, safari, sheng, Shirt, Swahili, Tanzania, Watamu, Westlands | 3 Responses

Watamu… Sweet People?

Watamu… Sweet People?

By Alan on January 2, 2010

We’ve reached Watamu! I’m not sure if that’s what it means, but in Swahili tamu means sweet, and the plural form of people is “wa”, like mkenya (Kenyan) becomes wakenya (Kenyans). I’ve been here before with Sara and some other volunteers. It’s a great little touristy beach getaway with lots of Italians. You can tell [...]

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Posted in Kenya, Travel | Tagged Food, Gelatto, Kenya, Kiswahili, Malindi, Mango, Mombasa, Randi, sheng, Swahili, Watamu | Leave a response

Alan chillin in Dar

Tumefika Mombasa Salama

By Alan on January 1, 2010

Tumefika salama lakini tumechoka, tumekuwa chafu, na hatujala all day! Dar Es Salaam ilikuwa poa kwasababu tulitembea kila mahali mpaka tulikuwa wenyeji wa huko. Leo ni mwaka mpya so tunajienjoy kwa chumba na maembe na maji safi ya kunywa. We have arrived safely but we are tired, dirty, and we haven’t eaten all day! Dar [...]

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Posted in Kenya, Travel | Tagged Gelatto, Kenya, Kiswahili, Malindi, Mombasa, Randi, safari, sheng, Swahili, Tanzania, Travel, Watamu | 1 Response

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