I walk often. In fact, I walk so much that it’s something that I should really excel at by now. Unfortunately, I’m not good at it. Case in point: walking down the street the other day, I stubbed my tow on a jutting piece of cobblestone. I usually avoid these pitfalls by staring intently at [...]
Posts Tagged as ‘East Africa’
November 25, 2008
A Day in East Africa’s Biggest Slum
Many have heard of Kibera. The name is synonymous with “slum”, and nothing like it exists in North America. Located in Kenya, it’s known as the largest slum in East Africa, the second largest on the continent behind Soweto in South Africa. When visiting Nairobi, some foreigners go there out of curiosity, [...]
