City Life in Nairobi

Sorry we haven't updated the blog in a while, we've been busy squeezing everything into our last week in Kenya.

After climbing Mt. Kenya we took the rest of the week to relax in Nairobi and catch up with Aliyah's family and friends. We ate, ate, and then ate some more: BBQ's, Indian food, Chinese food, sushi, Italian...you name it, we ate it! We decided to spend the weekend as locals, this is what it entailed:

- Going out on friday night with friends. Seems harmless. We went out at around 10pm, for a long night ahead. Before we left, Aliyah's aunt and uncle actually encouraged us to stay out until morning, around 6am. It's safer to come home earlier than be on the roads in Nairobi in the middle of the night where you risk getting car-jacked. We started off at a club with a very mixed crowd. We bamba'ed (danced) to the same 5 songs all night and had a blast. At around 3am we went to another club close by, this time a more local experience. We ended the night/morning with chai and pizza at 6am!
- Wake up at 9am for some sight-seeing in Nairobi. We went to the animal orphanage which is in the Nairobi National Park. This was an amazing experience, as we got to hold 2 month old cheetahs! They were soo adorable. We also went into a cage with older cheetahs and fed wicked looking monkeys. The excitement temporarily masked the tiredness we had accumulated from the previous night. The pictures speak for themselves...

- We came home, had a quick nap, and went out to eat (again!) We got read and were ready for round 2 of partying!
- The night began at 11pm with an entourage of 4 cars going to an outdoor party. It was called 'Earthdance' and was going on in 6 different countries simultaneously. After arriving, we soon realized we had signed ourselves up for a rave! The music was not our typical genre, but we embraced the moment! We danced like we've never danced before - we were rockstars! We made up moves, jumped around, and tore up the grass. Time flew by, and before we knew it, 5:30am arrived. We left with the group we came with, however, it somehow expanded from 7 to 12 people. We had a 7 seater SUV and squeezed everyone in. We rode home matatu style! The night wouldn't be complete without food, so we had fries and bajias and arrived home at 7:30am, a record for all of us!

We survived the weekend, feeling very old and tired...and excited to chill on the beach in Lamu.