To another place in Nairobi that is. What a strange trip it has been already this past month. After living in the place in Runda, we realized that it was not the home for us. The whole time we were there I never felt comfortable – not comfortable with the neighborhood, the guard dogs, and the place itself. It was like living in a high security hotel/prison but with the added factor of smelly barking dogs. Derek has blogged in much more detail but regardless, we are out of there.
The place we moved to is so funky and actually reminds me of Derek’s moms place in mexico in a way. At least the style of it. Our landlord is fantastic. Born and bred in NYC but has lived in Kenya for 20 years, and is a certified professional photographer. She has taken some amazing photos throughout her travels in Africa and has essentially made a living off of it. She is so laid back. No “indentured servants” or super tight security. The place is totally safe. The neighborhood has no thorough foot traffic with nearby slums and is in a beautiful setting with huge trees, cobblestone roads and lots of birds.
The place itself is eclectic. It is one large room, but bigger than anything we ever had in NY. There are our landlord’s touches – lots of beautiful rugs and artwork from all over the place which we like. We walked in and felt like it was ours.
Here are some photos.
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- the road to our house
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- front of house
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- the yard and landlords’s house
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- the yard
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- poppy
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- more of the yard
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- our place with bikes
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- early morning
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- outdoor patio
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- a trampoline!
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- view of front
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- front entrance
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- d’s desk
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- another doorway
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- bed and jess’s desk
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- kitchen
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- derek and poppy in the hammock
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