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Wild Hearts

by Charlie Grosso

Mombasa — It was always the same. On the last of summer vacation, leaving grandparent’s house, walking down the dimly lit stairs, with mom walking behind me (she always walked behind me, never in front), she would say the same thing. The literal translation is “Summer is over, its time to collect your heart.” It implies that my heart has grown wild in the hundred days of summer and its time to tame it; sc...

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Nairobi dreaming

by Dani Z

Nairobi — In Sandman cities have dreams and it is entirely possible to get caught in the dream a city is having about itself. This is how I feel about Nairobi: that every time I go I get caught in the dream and...

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Mesmerizing Maasai eyes! Blue on the outside, brown in the middle.

by Peter Nacken

Nairobi — I met this guy in the Maasai Mara and he told me this was a trait of his people. Neither did I have ample internet connection nor other Maasai around to fact check his story … Now, a few days later...

Terrorism

So, this is Nairobi ...

by Peter Nacken

Nairobi — I am still in disbelief how different 2 capital cities in Africa can be. It is also a bit surreal. So far I could only judge from the way airport to hotel. Security is very high, the hotel has guards...

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