The Worst Lunch Ever

Note for the folks at home: Chinese construction companies are surprisingly commonplace across Kenya at present. The Kenyan government has contracted a great deal of construction work - mostly road building - to Chinese companies, which tend to employ local labor. From what I've seen, locals are divided on the issue: some argue that the development of Kenya should be done exclusively by Kenyan companies, while others insist that having the more experienced Chinese companies set a "base" first will reduce the chance of failure in the future.

Coffee

Note for the folks at home: Despite living in a country that produces about 50,000 tons of coffee per year (yep, wikipedia'ed it), Kenyans in general are much more interested in tea ("chai") to quell their warm-caffeinated-beverage cravings. Ordering "coffee" in a restaurant will usually result in a packet of instant coffee and a mug of hot water.

And a note for mom: please ignore usage of the word "orgy" above.

Extreme Motorcycle Over-Loading in Kenya

Note for the folks at home:

Motorcycles ("piki-piki" - reportedly an onomatopoeia) are an extremely common sight throughout Kenya. Piki-piki uses range from pedestrian taxi service to long-distance goods transport. And, yes, livestock transportation is not unheard of.