things that make you go "hmmmm"

So, I've decided to list some of the odds things I've run into living here.

In Kenya, cars drive down the left side of the street. This also translates to how people walk down the street, or on sidewalks, or in the hospital, wherever. Up until this last week, I was constantly bumping into people, and in other people's way just because I was on the wrong side of the hall. I think I've got this problem fixed.

Also, everyday around 11, everybody in the hospital gets tea. People come around to every department with a giant thermos full of tea. The tea here is somewhat odd, it's like regular black tea, but it's made with hot milk instead of hot water. I've come to like it, but not as much as everyone else.

Kenya's national language is English, everyone learns it in school, that is, everyone who goes to school. But the language of the East African Union is Swahili, and so everyone knows swahili. I know a little swahili, and I'm working on learning more, but I've noticed a lot of people will mix the two together, speaking half enligsh, half swahili sentances. It's crazy.

I went into nairobi a lot this week, on business I guess. I rode a small bus in to nairobi. One of these buses is called a Matatu, and they're like small 15 passenger things, that sometimes get more like 19 passengers. And the road to nairobi is bumpy, so it was like cedar point, but less expensive.

In Nairobi, the names of the fast food places are hilarious. Right next to the Taco Club, there were 3 places, Pizza Inn, Chicken Inn, and Creamy Inn (for ice cream). I ended up eating at a small resturant (I went to nairobi with my boss, and he knows the town pretty well) and I had fish with ugali and french beans (which are what they call green beans). It was great.

Well, hopefully more updates to follow, and I guess some pictures, because everyone loves pictures, and this entry only had words.