Bonding with the culture
Susie is in the States shepherding her son through his last days as a high schooler so I am solo in Kenya for a while. I did return to the States for a workshop on the International Baccalaureate and was homesick….for Kenya! I am acculturating quite fervently to this land of almost constant sun,glorious landscapes and fascinating culture. Here are some perfect moments in that culture. One night I decided to stop by Citimall to get a pizza for dinner. The pizza Inn there makes great pizza which replicates what one would find in the U.S. Citi Mall is an upscale shopping area in Nyali where we live.This is where expats hang as well as Kenyans with cash to spend. There are guards at the gates and while one checks your car inside and out another mans the large cross bar which blocks the entrance. I had an early Michael Jackson song blasting on the CD in the car. I looked up and noticed that the guard manning the cross bar was bebopping to the tune, the large rifle strung across h