Life in Nairobi

After being in a pretty rural area for about three weeks, it is pretty nice to be back in a big city.  My room is located in Ongata Rongai, which is a suburb of Nairobi.  I’m really close to supermarkets and malls, so I am able to stock up on supplies pretty easily

My room is in a building populated by college students who go to nearby Nazarene University.  It is kind of like being in a dorm/ fraternity.  We all eat together and the TV is in a common area where all the guys gather to SCREAM at soccer games.  Sunday Funday is definitely a thing here, just replace football with soccer and the liquor stores are open so no one drives to Wisconsin. 

I have a double room to myself and I’m a good four years older than everyone else so I kind of feel like an RA.  I’ve never felt old or nerdy before until now.  I’m trying to build up my Villa Sandra street cred by cracking my door and playing my music equally loud as everyone else.  Everyone is super nice, though, and are helping me do things like find taxis and turn on my hot water.

My room is pretty big and has a private bathroom, with the infamous showerhead that pours out over the whole bathroom.  I have a hilarious velvety red bedspread that pairs with my mosquito net and dark wood bed to create quite a moody scene.  I’ve put up some pictures and set up my desk so it feels really homey.  The pride of my room is my hot pot.  You have to boil water to drink it here, and I was sick and tired of buying 5 liter jugs of water every two days, so I invested in my future.  I even got some powdered milk and nescafe.

I’m back to handwashing my laundry, too.  Expect me to have really muscular arms when I return.  

View from the hall outside my room

View from my window

Moody Bed Scene