Malmö, my current stop, is in Skåne County. Skåne - pronounced scon-uh. Listen here. A province on the west coast of Sweden, close to Copenhagen, Denmark. I'm staying with the parents of my cousin's fiancée. Started the day with a seemingly traditional breakfast of plain yogurt, homemade muesli (I got the recipe), strawberries … Continue reading Skåne
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
Swimming in the Indian Ocean
Took a boat out into the Indian Ocean. Held a sea urchin. Jumped off the top of the boat. Hung out on the sandbar in the middle of the ocean. Saw a couple camels. A good day for sure.
Mombasa
A new train station opened in Kenya at beginning of the month. The railway created a five hour trip from Nairobi to Mombasa for 700 shillings. Earlier this week I read news updates about it - there's a lot of excitement because the train's less expensive and faster than the 8-hour bus ride. Since … Continue reading Mombasa
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
The Jam 