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What’s Dating Like in East Africa?

In Books, General, Nairobi, Rwanda, Uganda on October 14, 2010 at 21:54

Hmmm…Riiight. Like I can even attempt to answer that question with any sort of authority. Although a friend recently called me the East African Carrie Bradshaw during a late night Facebook chat (you can imagine the kind of stories we were swapping ;-) ), I’ll have to decline the title because it’s simply not true. Nonetheless, I have recently realized that I have been on at least one date with men from each of the five East African countries (and had relationships with men from three of these), so neither am I entirely clueless on the subject. Read the rest of this entry »

What Do You Think About 24-Hour Supermarkets?

In Kenya, Kigali, Nairobi, Rwanda, Services, Shopping, Shopping Malls/Complexes on November 2, 2008 at 22:43

It’s been over a year since Nakumatt turned Nakumatt Ukay into a 24-hour facility. 24-hour shopping has become quite normal in Nairobi with Nakumatt Downtown and Nakumatt Ngong Road both also having become 24-hour facilities in the recent past. How has the phenomenon of  round-the-clock supermarket availability affected your life during the course of the past year? Read the rest of this entry »