Storm that make the roots grow deeper

Updates on my extended trip to family origins in Kenya.

Thursday, 20 March 2014

Mission accomplished?

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"After fighting everything else in your life has the volume turned down. You could deal with anything." That quote comes from...
Sunday, 9 March 2014

The gates of hell are nicer than you think

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When you think about the gates of hell, you probably have an image from Dante's inferno of starved bodies being tortured by the devil...
Saturday, 1 March 2014

You can't polish a turd

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If you don't know this saying, basically it means however much you try to make poopoo look nice, it's still poopoo. This is bas...
Monday, 24 February 2014

The cost of living

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Do you ever wonder what other people have to do in order that you can live your life the way you want? There are two ways of seeing thi...
Wednesday, 29 January 2014

End game?

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It's often said the last mile is the hardest mile. That is definitely how it feels in the case of construction. If you saw the house wh...

Do the Nairobi Shake

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It's like the Harlem shake. But Nairobi style. As you can imagine, car drivers in Nairobi don't stop for pedestrians.  This lea...
Tuesday, 28 January 2014

Imekataa

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Swahili for "it has refused". Something that is commonly heard on building sites in Kenya. Basically the person who says this is ...
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While I've spent most of my life in Europe, the death of my father has bought me temporarily back to my origins in Kenya, where I was born. I'm expecting it to be a uniquely challenging few months and will share them with you through this blog
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