Monthly Archives: January 2019

Open-house horror

Sadly my landlord, who lives Australia, has decided to sell the flat. He sent an agent around to have a look. He spent less than a minute here and then said he would be bringing people around at the weekend. 1pm Sunday I was to expect some people. Well 1pm came and what I hadn’t… Read More »

Return to Kenya

It has been 35 years since I was in Kenya and now I’m heading back there and will meet up with a friend from that time. He lives in a remote part of Northern Kenya. The area is very deprived with most people pasturalists. Most people have had no formal education and firewood is the… Read More »

Pavement card games

It constantly surprises me that men can get so pleasure from watching other people playing. In the same way, young people watch others playing computer games. On Jiashan Lu every day there is this large group of men gathered under a tree. It has been really cold recently but they brave the weather to sit… Read More »

Money Changer

I’m not sure I want to tell you where to find the money changer becasuse he’s been there for many years and provides a valuable service to locals and foreigners alike. I have introduced many people to him. He gives a better rate than a bank, there are no forms to fill in and no… Read More »