The Breakfast Club. Cult classic 80s movie and a cute restaurant in Amsterdam-Oost (east). Started the cool morning with a super delicious chai latte. I also ordered the avocado toast, served on a thick slice of brown bread. Time to start the museum marathon. First - Rijksmuseum. Then the Van Gogh museum. Listen to how … Continue reading Goed
The sun sets at 10:30pm
It's 10:19pm and (a very cold) 64 degrees. The sun has not set! A decent (I mean properly chilly) wind is blowing. A man just jogged by in shorts and a sleeveless shirt. I don't get it. What is this place? Amsterdam. Holland. At dinner, I started a conversation with another solo traveler. Turns out … Continue reading The sun sets at 10:30pm
Maharage and Mchele
It's day 21 in Kenya. How is that possible? Five more volunteers arrived in Kitengela last Thursday while I was in Mombasa and they're all here to help at the women's center. Yesterday, we prepared the regular lunch of maharage and mchele while the women completed their hairdressing exams. It's beans and rice cooked in … Continue reading Maharage and Mchele
Everyday Breakfast
Most mornings I eat by 8:30am. Lucy, the woman mananging my homestay in Kenya, sets everything out on the coffee table. There's always chai (black tea and milk), sugar, bananas, sliced bread and red plum jam. Once she prepared scrambled/fried eggs. I'm getting the sense that meat isn't consumed before dinner. This morning she surprised … Continue reading Everyday Breakfast
Day 11 – Karen
Karen - a suburb of Nairobi. Significantly fewer pedestrians compared to Nairobi. Lots of 4x4 SUVs, manicured lawns and gated houses. It's the site of the Karen Blixen house and museum. She's the Danish author of Out of Africa. In the early 1900s, her home sat on a 6,000 acre coffee farm until it went … Continue reading Day 11 – Karen
The Jam 