Was going to sleep last night and was being surrounded by some Kenyan facts that I just wanted to get out:
cars - less than 1% of population has their own - most walk, or ride on a seat pad on a bicycle - if farther you use a motorbike - and for longer still a minivan - btw - motorbike ride for about 10 minutes - 50 cents
School - free for kids up to grade 8 - high school costs about $400 per year ( 4 years) so many with good grades cannot afford to complete their education - students wear uniforms and most schools have heads shaved so no one will play with their hair in class:) Classes are 6 days a week and run from 8 am to 5 pm. On Sundsys they can relax and go to church and do laundry. Chalkboards and pencil and paper are the learning tools here - no computers
No refrigeration - or very little - so when you ask for chicken for dinner they go out into the yard and "catch" your dinner - head, feet and all:)
Tea is very important here - 3 times a day brewed with milk - food is rather bland and low in greens - desserts do not appear to exist - including no chocolate (unles you hunt for it)
Cleanliness - those who know me know I am not the cleanest person around however we have yet to be in a place that even I would call even close to clean - always using disinfectant on our hands - bathrooms are not for the weak constitution - you squat over a hole in the cement - great for working those quads:)
You need earplugs as the freaking chickens don't wait until the sun comes up.
The imported tv here, if there is any, is very low grade US tv - ie WWE, My name is Earl, etc - computers don't exist in the places we have visited
Drivers are aggressive nuts and if you are not religious you soon are as you do need to pray to survive the van rides.
There is not the same amount of the hustling one would expect if you visited the Caribbean area, etc - most people are polite
The adults don't seem to play much with the kids - it is a hard life so.....
There is garbage everywhere - they just chuck it on the ground
They can't afford to prevent malaria but they will treat it. You need a net at night.
That's it for now
