breathe

I have to make peace with things not working when I'm in Nairobi. With the slow, slow download times, even here at the Java Junction, Nairobi's most popular wireless cafe.

With the frustration of no laundromats, with dryers, except in the Central Business District (more on this later).

With the logistics of transport - factoring hours of sitting in traffic into my daily schedule.

With my laptop browser suddenly opening in Hebrew! WTF????? I know that Israeli companies own a giant slice of Kenya's retail, service and tech sectors, but the blatant imperialism of it - not to mention the invasion of my privacy, on MY PERSONAL LAPTOP, leaves all my nerves jangling.

Aaaargh. OK. Time to breathe, and start a new blog post.