I think people back home think my year in Kenya is just one big holiday. Although I do love living here, there are some things about England that I miss…
- Long summer evenings – Although we have lovely weather here, the sun goes down at 6.30 all year round, which doesn’t seem right.
- Clean drinking water – I’ve got so used to refilling the water filter every evening and cleaning the mud off it each week that I’ve almost forgotten what it’s like to take a drink straight from the tap.
- Safe roads – With potholes, few road markings and vehicles with no lights or dazzling lights, driving at night is the one thing that really scares me here.
- Safe cities – I don’t go into Nairobi too often – it’s too stressful. I spend all my time looking over my shoulder to see if someone’s about to mug me.
- Friends – I have made quite a few friends here, but I still miss my friends from home. (Of course, when I go home next year I’ll miss my friends from here!)
- Reliable electricity – The power here is supposed to be 240V like in the UK. It tends to range from 0-1000V in reality.
- My guitar – The Yamaha electric guitar I’ve borrowed from church is okay, but it’s not a patch on my Patrick Eggle back home! The church is getting a Line6 POD soon though, so that’ll nearly make up for not having my Line6 Flextone amp.
By the way, the list is in no particular order and isn’t exhaustive.
Sometime in the future I’ll add another list entitled ‘Things I’m going to miss about Kenya’.