Nairobi ... nothing like what we thought it would be. We were so worried about Kenya/Nairobi that we almost didn't want to come here and it would have been a shame to miss what we experienced. Nairobi is honestly an amazing city that was beyond our expectations (I guess not hard to do since we thought we would get mugged the second we stepped out of the airport haha). It is beautiful, safe, and has a lot to offer. A couple things we have learned about Nairobi and the people that live there.
1) Their daily commute is 2-3 hours one way (guess we can no longer complain when it takes us 30 minutes to get home). Most people leave their house at 5am to get to work.
2) A LOT (and i mean A LOT) of people walk everywhere. Most people walk 10-15k one way to work or where ever they have to go. We saw people walking on the highways. It was incredible.
3) Everyone speaks English - it is there national language (which I had no idea about). Most people in Kenya can speak at least three languages.
4) The traffic is horrendous here - as I'm sure you can imagine. BUT they are probably the best drivers around - We honestly don't know how there aren't accidents every 3 seconds. Everyone drives cars - no bikes like Asia, which makes driving more intense. (Plus no one has road rage - its weird)
We had an amazing day in Nairobi and here are some of the highlights from our first day here.
Seeing the baby elephants
Feeding the Giraffes
Visiting the Museum - and seeing a big ass rock python
and Just Nairobi in general
(due to IT issues, pictures will be posted next week)
Love Melissa and Arnold
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