KENYA IS

Adorable children
Crossing the equator (and yes there are people selling souvenirs!)
Zebras grazing beside the highway
Compounds and security guards
An ongoing traffic derby with drivers jockeying for position
Hearing ‘Karibu” which means ‘welcome’ when we would say hello
Roadside car washers – wherever there is a source of water – not necessarily clean!
A constant stream of humanity along the roadside
Lots of enormous heavy loads carried on bus roofs, people’s heads, push carts, and bicycles
Dogs barking – a lot – especially at night
Big beautiful smiles and tons of hand shakes
A hand raised in the Canadian stop position which means pass by or hello/goodbye
A hand raised above the head palm out means stop
Adorable children
Maize spread out to dry
The Nakamatt store open 24 hours - this is new and has many people excited. Nakamatt is a shop with groceries and house wares
Parking chaos
Animals herded through residential areas
Safaricom outlets everywhere – sellers of cell phone cards
Used shoe vendors on the streets
School uniforms and small children walking alone
Fluid driving habits
Safari outback type vehicles with big roof racks - loaded to the max
Funky small planes from the safari companies with interesting paint jobs loading up on supplies
Adorable children
Lush green valleys and mountains in Western Kenya
Dramatic volcanic mountains
More fruits than vegetables
Someone selling something everywhere
Boda boda (bicycle taxies) waiting, transporting people, sheep – whatever, being washed in the ditch
Matatu drivers overtaking you only to stop right in front of you moments later
Carts pulled by people, donkeys, cows
And more adorable children