Nairobi Cultural Immersion Vacations

Cultural Immersion Trip Blogs

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  ICIPE then off to Uganda!! | Jan 20 06'

  by Alexandre C-B a 24 year old male from Montreal, on vacation in Nairobi

  "This policy of universal benefits for human economic needs and evironmental health is a commendable objective and for this and their altruistic policies of educating farmers and not imposing patent protections on their discoveries to provide as much acess to them as possible has attracted many notable scientists from around the world."

  Wewe unafundisha kiswahili tafadhali? Means can you please teach me swahili. I am definitely trying to remember this phrase as i think it will be... Continue reading »

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  Random Musings, Mutterings and Delusions of a Mad Hiker III | Feb 28 06'

  by Alexandre C-B a 24 year old male from Montreal, on vacation in Nairobi

  "Although I am aware that they represent only a small percentage of the population, I believe that the existence of this tendency of disillusionment followed by a substance dependency is one of many symptoms of structural problems in Kenya. "

  Back in our first visit to Nairobi, we went to the university to meet and mingle with Kenyan students. In the discussions that I had with my guid... Continue reading »

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  More O-Week | Nov 29 05'

  by Brandon a 23 year old male, on vacation in Nairobi

  The first week was orientation week.  I’ve gotten to know the St. Lawrence people a little better, and it’s not quite so awkward anymore.  We’ve... Continue reading »

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  Matatus and dancing in the rain!!! | Mar 02 06'

  by Alexandre C-B a 24 year old male from Montreal, on vacation in Nairobi

  "These rides revealed to me something that I had been suspecting for a while about Kenya- that EVERYTHING is negotiable here, from the matatu fare [depending on the time of the day (rush hour fares tend to be higher) and your degree of mzungu-ness also affects the rate] to the actual drivable width of the road."

      Lete liyo bill tafadhali? (Can I please have the bill?) This morning after jumping through half a dozen bureaucratic hoops... Continue reading »

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  Orientation Week | Nov 29 05'

  by Brandon a 23 year old male, on vacation in Nairobi

  So, I’ve been in a rural homestay in Kabondo, Kenya for the past week, and internet access has been a little hard to come by in general, so apolo... Continue reading »