Will the day come?

by | Jul 6, 2010 | Daily Life, Personal

I wonder sometimes if there will ever be a day when I’ll feel comfortable walking in Tala?  Not feeling all (ok maybe not all but most) eyes on me.  Will I ever feel secure and safe  in my new hometown?  Double guessing why our watchman follows me so closely...

Grocery shopping in Tala

by | Jul 5, 2010 | Daily Life

We have a new favorite grocery store in Tala…Sunny Lucky.  The last trip here we only shopped at the Acacia but Sunny Lucky has won our loyalty because he has lower prices on most things and he’s centrally located right behind the Acacia.  The only...

Simple? I think not!

by | Jul 3, 2010 | Daily Life, Personal

I tell friends, family and visitors that nothing in Kenya is ever simple (ok, maybe life itself is but nothing else!)  Here are a few examples: 1)  short handled brooms – most of the brooms in Tala are like these: however a few are sold with handles but still...

Whine, moan….

by | Jun 21, 2010 | Daily Life, Personal

House is coming along and I hate to complain…but I will because you are my friends and understand!  It’s nothing to do with the house per se but the disorganization that’s getting to me.  I can’t find things, I have to move a book to sit down,...

Creepy crawlies!

by | Jun 19, 2010 | Africa, Daily Life

I’m not a bug person…let me just set the record straight on that right off the bat!  I don’t care for them around me, I don’t care for them in my house but living in Kenya there is no way around them (I try to step around them but that...

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