Saturday, April 19, 2008

Kinda Blah

Kenya has been so dunked in political drama, transport frustration and security chaos in the last few months that it feels really strange when I wake up to no news. Still, there is always something going on.

Bus fares have gone up. I have taken to eating left-over ugali in the morning with bad tasting tea made from tea dust that I buy from a roving vendor because it’s a lot cheaper than what I would get from a regular store. I cannot miss breakfast because the label on my box of medicines says "2 after meals twice a day'. Lunch does not exist in my lifestyle. Dinner is on my mother, if it wasn't for her I would be in a spot of trouble.

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