Category Archives: Masai people

Polé Polé, as they say in Africa

Within 5 minutes of arriving back home in California I started to experience reverse culture shock. By this point—March 2010—I’d been living abroad the better part of five years. I experience some period of adjustment at every homecoming, but I’d … Continue reading

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12 hours in Nairobi

I arrived at Jomo Kenyatta International Airport , Nairobi, on a Saturday evening after my flight with Fly 540 from Entebbe, Uganda. I had no set plans other than to find an ATM and a taxi. I’d only have about … Continue reading

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