Wat u wrote is not bad but u have some mistaks about matatus ..
u should have rode Route south B 11, 23,58,9... cuz they have the best pimped out matatus... but i think u rode the bustdown mataus like route 6,etc....thats alll and thanks for writing about kenya.... if u wanna see cool matatus go to youtube.com and search it .. thats all peace..and thanks again....
Just wanted to say that your entry was wonderfully written and very moving... I often wish I could explain my experiences and the learning that comes with it in such an honest, eye opening way. Well done, I think I will enjoy reading more of your entries!
From one travel blogger to another...
John Nanchang China Outstanding blog entry; very well written indeed. In 1999, VSO (a British government funded development agency) offered me a place in either Rwanda or China to teach English, but as you can see I chose China, although, a volunteer who choose Rwanda, despite being advised to the contrary, travelled along an unsafe route and was killed. I have remained in China since I was a volunteer here.
Excellent blog entry.
"Stop painting a bad picture of Nairobi." Sorry, but that's a ridiculous assertion to make. I don't know how anyone can read the things I've written and say I'm painting a bad picture of the city. I'm painting an honest picture, good and bad, and most people who have written to me - Kenyans included - have thanked me for doing just that. As far as matatus go, I can't say I've boarded them all, so I don't claim to be an expert on the subject. I described some of the matatus I've been on; I didn't try to do a comprehensive, scientific study of the matatu industry. Lastly, mentioning maize-sellers on the side of the road doesn't imply anything about what they could or couldn't be doing instead. I'm describing a scene for people who have never been to Nairobi. You seem to suggest that I don't understand why someone would choose to sell maize on the road, or that I'm not sympathetic to someone who would have to sell maize to feed their family. That just tells me you haven't read much of what I wrote during my five months in Kenya (or my three months in Uganda, for that matter), and that simply describing what a poor person does to survive is somehow passing judgment on them. Sorry you came to your own conclusions.
Was Up Man! That's not the matatus I know! Dude, you don't know what you are talking about, the Matatus I ride in have screens on each seat! Ha! (want proof?). I don't know which matatu you rode on. And stop painting a bad picture of Nairobi. Kenyans are hustlers you hear? If you see one selling roasted maize on the road doesn't have anything better to do. Peace.
great read This was on the front page of the travelblog site. I read the first few sentences and was hooked. I can clearly see you are indeed a writer. Thank you for an entertaining read. Cheers
beautiful Hi, I just happened to read your blog, and I just wanted to say its one of the most beautiful pieces I've read in a long time. Good luck in your travels and writing.
Great work, your not bullshitting about what your doing over there which is refreshing, and I don't give a fuck what captions you write under your safari pics, your blogs are evocative and I like them.
You shouldn't fear machines you should fear the temptation to caption safari pics with Sagat-esque phrases.
"shadow language of college apps" and the surrounding graf in general is brilliant.
Random Hey this is totally random but i was just signing into my account on travel blog and saw your picture. I thought...hmm that looks like somewhere I have been. Murchison Falls! Just today I was trying to remember the name of the park I visited in Uganda a few years ago...and I couldn't remember the park or the falls...then randomly your picture showed up on the home page! I just thought that was funny, thanks for helping me remember!
Thank you Thank you for your post. I have had a heart for Uganda (Gulu in particular) but have not made it there. I felt called to work in Africa and am currently in Tanzania and after this job is complete, I might be making my way up to Uganda! Thank you for the post. Your words are great.
I like your writhing & feel better Sorry to bother u b/c I am poor in english too.
But I appreciate your kindness to work in Ugnda even I am from Ethiopia and I am living in kampala but I can't tell u how I was scared of ebola.
May be God bless u people b/c of your kindness like working that kind of place.
Bless u More.
Thanks so much for the kind words! Really, I appreciate all the support and encouragement. I've put a lot of time into this blog over the past year and change, so it does the ol' heart good to know people are enjoying it. I hope I keep giving you reason to visit. -C.
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UPDATE, 22 January 2010: For those of you - both of you? - who have been following this blog off and on (mostly off) for the past few years, it's time to officially put it on a permanent hiatus. As much as I love these nutty little essays about my time on the road, they're just a bit too time-consuming to keep up with, given the demands of my freelance work. So for now, my dear TravelBlog, it's time to say adieu, though ... full info
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Wat u wrote is not bad but u have some mistaks about matatus .. u should have rode Route south B 11, 23,58,9... cuz they have the best pimped out matatus... but i think u rode the bustdown mataus like route 6,etc....thats alll and thanks for writing about kenya.... if u wanna see cool matatus go to youtube.com and search it .. thats all peace..and thanks again....