Upon arrival

OK so this is my first attempt at blogging so bear with me :) I had a long but interesting flight to get here to Nairobi. I sat next to a Kenyan living in Dallas who was going home to visit. It was nice to talk to him and start to learn some things on what to expect. He actually knew some of the people I knew in Dallas so that was nice. What a small world. Since he was on the same flight as me the whole way, we were travel buddies. I had to actually switch airports in London so having a buddy to make the trip with was nice.

So I get to Nairobi and meet up with Cesar and Esther, the family of some friends back in dallas who immediately take me out to show me town. We go to a place called Carnivore and hence the name, we ate lots of meat. Of course we had the normal beef and chicken, but then they started bringing around the crocodile, ostrich meatballs, and goat meat. It was great! I stayed away from the organs (livers and gizzards - I dont think I am ready for that just yet) but the rest was great. First off though, Dawa - a drink the locals call "medicine" consisting on vodka, lime and honey, stirred with a bamboo stick since the honey tends to stick. We moved over to the other side of the place to the Simba Saloon where there are bars, dance floors and madness :) We danced the night away as we kept drinking. Needless to say I was drunk and jet lagged and having a blast! The next morning I was extremely hung over and slept all day. After sleeping, we we had dinner of delicious goat meat and stewed veggies. We got ready for an early night out and went to a place called Fridays (not TGI Fridays). I had a bottle of Tusker beer and then we headed over to Chillers. This was a titty bar that I have never experienced. The first part of the night was normal, girls dancing on the bars. But as the night progressed the girls and the dances got nastier and nastier, and things were happening in the dark corners that I could only imagine. The girls were young girls from the villages who come into the city to make money, They made good money but not sure its worth it. But its what these girls have to do to survive and provide for their families. At least these places have a 100% condom policy! Thats good at least.

So now its Friday, I got to sleep in and I am managing to get adjusted to the time difference. After waking in the afternoon, Esther and I did some running around, went to purchase my plane ticket to Kisumu for Sunday, went to he markets to buy fresh produce and stopped by the supermarket for other things. You can find anything and everything you could ever need or want at this massive supermarket called Naku Mart! It was great! Almost like the Wal-Mart of the developing world! I got my phone set up and got some money changed so I am all set now! Bring it on!

Tonight I believe there is more partying in the plans, what else is new? I have been told that I need to learn how to keep up with the Kenyans in that sense. I think my hangovers might get in the way of that!

More later, I need to go eat dinner (Ugali - a traditional maize meal served with greens and beef stew). Stay posted for some pics and more from me soon!