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Kenya

Who Wants a Postcard?

I was just sitting here thinking that I hadn’t sent a postcard to any friends or family since last year when I was in Malawi. I thought about all the people I know in cool places around the world who I could send one to; and then I had an idea: it would be kinda cool to send a bunch of postcards to anyone who wants one, even people I don’t know! Postcards are cheap, fun and unique, so why not?

So… Who Wants a Postcard From Nairobi?

If you want one, leave a comment below to say something like “Hi!”, and maybe where you’re from. I can get your e-mail address from the comments (it is only visible to me). If you leave your physical mailing address in the comments I will erase it so that weird people don’t come hang out at your house when you’re on vacation! You’re welcome ;)

Kenya, Miscellaneous

FREE DOS!

I was so lucky to see this advertisement today as I was walking down Wayaki Way after work. At first it was the “Core i3” that caught my eye, and then the words “FREE DOS” leapt out at me. Holy cow, each new Dell Inspiron comes with a complimentary copy of DOS! How Dell limited themselves to only using capital letters, I don’t know. If I had an opportunity like that I would pay some guy to stand on top of the billboard, shouting, “FREE DOS!!!” at the top of his lungs!

Kenya

Why I Like Matatus

Matatus are the primary form of transportation in Kenya. A “matatu” can be anything from a fourteen-seat Nissan minivan shuttling people around town, to a full-size bus ferrying dozens of people across the country. For those of you who’ve never been to Kenya: if you’ve ever ridden BART in California, a dalla dalla in Tanzania, or a tuk tuk in India, it’s more or less the same concept—you pay money and they take you places!

Unlike the tame, old buses in Malawi, or the polite motorcycle taxis in Rwanda that provide helmets for their passengers, though, Kenyan transportation is driven by greed and is full of attitude. It’s just the Kenyan—or at least Nairobian—way I guess, but matatus are loud, obnoxious, break all the rules, drive like they own the road, and piss off everyone around them… but I like them!