January 2010
9 posts
i'm writing this from the office!
i’m out of exile! yay. unsurprisingly, it makes a big difference. working under the gazebo was nice, though.
Shilingi ngapi?
Or: how much does it cost?
[this was written jana (yesterday), but I had internet issues so now I’m posting it leo asubuhi (this morning) even though it’s still jana usiku (last night) for most of you!]
I’m sitting here in this huge awesome house in rural western Kenya and thought people might find it interesting to learn how much things cost here. I’ve talked about the...
It’s funny, the things you miss..
I was just having a meeting at Chauma, the restaurant a few minutes from Old House, and the TV there was on the channel that has American shows & movies [Friday night, I hung out there after dinner with a few other ECs and an episode of America’s Next Top Model was on.] Anyway, when I was there The OC came on! Which I haven’t seen in...
i’m spending the second night in a row at the MSF house across the street from mine. it’s a six-bedroom place, but 2-3 people have been out of town over the last few days, so i’ve been sleeping in a free bed. my house has been empty since tuesday, except for an old EC visiting and staying in the annex, so i’ve been hanging out/cooking/etc here. coming back this time, i...
ok calling the US for $0.02/min on skype is really...
versus the ~$0.33/min on my Kenya cell phone [which I still didn’t think was terrible.]
it’s really convenient and i wish i had used it in the fall! i’m even using the skype headset that i got at a career fair (?) long ago.
hamna power
well i’ve been back for about 5 days, and this is the longest the power has been out since then, so i guess that’s a good thing.
i’ve been ‘working’ from home so far this week.. well except for the occasional meetings near the office. we were supposed to get our ‘special passes’ today, which would mean i could actually go to the office, but that’s...
creatures spotted at old house so far:
2 lizards [1 on kitchen wall, 1 on wall of my room]
1 GIANT cockroach in the kitchen, possibly the same that was previously trapped under a garbage can in Nadir’s room and then.. wasn’t.
numerous daddy long leg spiders which don’t freak me out, and a few tiny creepier-looking ones
some flying insects of various sizes
lots of little ants
[all of which are still alive and...
annnd we're back!
and actually, yay! so far, i can say that it’s really good to be back. of course, i’ve only been back in kenya since thursday night, and back in busia for less than two days, and i can’t even go to work at the moment, but things are looking good so far :) i’ve moved into a new house [for me - it’s actually ‘the old house,’ aka the first EC house] - in...
despite actually knowing what i’m getting myself into this time [versus previous trips where i just kind of showed up in africa with vague plans :)], i’m still totally freaked out about leaving. it’s not like there is anything i would be doing here other than relaxing at home and spending time with my family, but still… i don’t know, i just get nervous. i...