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The Nairobi streets of the town center are packed and dirty, local "business men" are constantly trying to convince you to come to their safari offices or sometimes just to give them money. Being white is equal for them to being rich.
But the Kenyan people are very friendly; speak fluent English and willing to help you with everything.
I pay 7$ for my room but there is a shower within a floor distance and it has Warm water! (Very rare in Nairobi's hostels). It is quite clean as well.
The weather here is great. About 27c (85F) around midday and when the sun goes down it gets cool and windy.
Woke up this morning to the sound of kids singing beautifully. Went down to the bathroom and there they were, a bunch of local kids having fun in a bath filled with cool water, singing. They didn't know the words and sang with "lu lu lu.." (It was the melody of "When the saints go marching in"). I went in the toilette, just behind the wall. I was waiting. I know kids; I knew they might climb the wall to sneak on me, and so they did. I went out smiling and asked real nicely: "Can I please use the toilette without you sneaking on me?” they all, very shyly, said yes. "Promise?" I asked, they promised and kept their word,
Kenya is definitely a fruits paradise!
There is s big fruit market in Nairobi and you can find there all kind of fruit and some I've never seen before like Passion fruit, and Custard apple (or something like that) and pink huge bananas. WOW!
When walking on the streets, locals sometimes greet me with "Jumbo"--hello in Swahili. Sometimes they say "mWazungu"--white man.
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