Monthly Archives: January 2006

typhoid… maybe?

Posted on 1/26/2006 by rob

so i felt very strange on monday. things just weren’t right. i went to the doctor. they took a blood test. now, apparantly there are several different kinds of blood tests out there that do various different things. things one … Continue reading →

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kenya woes

Posted on 1/24/2006 by rob

yesterday a large building being constructed in downtown somehow collapsed and at the moment they are not exactly sure how many people are dead. i sat and watched the local news coverage of the event yesterday. From the camera angles … Continue reading →

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flickr

Posted on 1/18/2006 by rob

i forgot that free accounts don’t always do what you think they will do for you. Like let you upload tons of photos to your hearts content. oh well… it was just a whole lot easier to upload them to … Continue reading →

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matatu

Posted on 1/16/2006 by rob

Matatu – Small mini bus used for public transportation. Really bad drivers. Or really good depending on how you look at it. If Kenyans were affected by road rage (which for some reason most of them are not) it would … Continue reading →

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workin’

Posted on 1/10/2006 by rob

so i am back at the office in nairobi. still waiting to sign paperwork on a new contract, which seems to take these folks a long time to sort out. here is a photo of center of nairobi: thought you … Continue reading →

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Screaming children, 600 greenbacks and skin tax

Posted on 1/4/2006 by rob

for the past week some family of mary’s have come down from northern kenya and have been staying with us in the house. they have been living in probably one of the worst places in kenya – the kakuma refugee … Continue reading →

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