I ran out of food, so I went to the hotel restaurant in the evening. This curry is very popular, so I had beef curry (1100 yen) and chapati (200 yen). It was my first time to try chapati. Chapati is a kind of "okonomiyaki" with no toppings…

There are places that Japanese people should not go alone. CBD is one of them. CBD is around the bus stations near Nairobi Station. We went there with Kenyan ex-policeman. In CBD, there are a lot of people, buses, cars, tuk tuks, motorbike…

I ate Mandazi for the first time. It's like a donut. Today's my lunch is this Mandazi and a Hamburger. How much do you think they cost? They cost 100 yen (Mandazi is 20 yen, Hamburger is 80 yen) ! In Kenya, handmade items are cheap. Mandaz…

Kulikuwa na jua leo. Jua lilikuwa moja kwa moja juu yangu. Nilihisi niko kwenye ikweta. Nilikula nyama choma ya Kuku, pilau na ndizi. Katika nchi jirani (Uganda), ndizi ni chakula kikuu. Ndizi hii ilikuwa na ladha ya viazi. It was sunny to…

8/26 Mon 8:30 JICA Office 17:00 Hotel 8/27 Tue 9:00-16:30 Hotel(Because terrorism is likely to occur) 8/28 Wed 8:30 JICA Office 17:00 Hotel 8/29 Thu 8:30 Bank 14:00 JICA Office 17:00 Hotel 8/30 Fri 8:30 Central Business District tour 13:30…

Mwishowe niliweza kuogelea nchini Kenya! Nilikuwa nimeota juu ya hilo kwa miaka. Labda bwawa la hoteli lilikuwa chini ya nyuzi joto 20℃. Ni baridi kidogo. Wafanyakazi wa hoteli walikuwa wakicheka. I finally swam in Kenya! I'd been dreaming…

Tulitumia Uber teksi kwa mara ya kwanza leo. Ilikuwa haraka sana na kwa bei nafuu sana! Kabla ya kupanda, tuliisubiri kwa dakika moja tu. Na tunaweza kujua nauli kabla ya kupanda kwenye gari. Bei ni yen 300 tu kutoka duka la ununuzi "Yaya"…

Hii ni seti ya "Nyama Choma". Nyama choma ni nyama maarufu ya kukaanga. Tumeweza kula leo. Unafikiri bei gani? Ni yen 400 tu. Baada ya kula, nilitumia "M-PESA" kwa mara ya kwanza. Inafaa sana. "M-PESA" ni sawa na PayPay. Lakini tunaweza ku…

Finally, we arrived in Nairobi. It wasn't hot at all. I was impressed that there were many unpaved areas in the city center. From the JICA office, we could see Nairobi National Park. I was really excited, because it was my childhood dream …

8/20 Tue 22:30 Leave Narita 8/21 Wed 14:30 Arrive to Nairobi 17:00 Check in at Hotel 8/22 Thu 8:00 Shopping Mall 11:00 JICA Office 17:00 Hotel 8/23 Fri 8:30 JICA Office 17:00 Hotel 8/24 Sat - 8/25 Sun Off 8/19 My car was sold for 150,000 y…

As JICA Senior Overseas Cooperation Volunteers, we receive 95,000 yen from JICA every month during our stay. In addition, we receive $ 565 (in the case of Kenya) every month for local living expenses. The house (in the case of Nirobi, maxi…

Nilipata e-tikiti ya kwenda Kenya. Ni yen 205,000. Hii inalipwa na ushuru wetu. Asanteni sana. Leo nimemaliza darasa la Kiswahili online. Mwalimu wangu (anayeishi Kenya) alinitumia ujumbe akisema "Wakati mwema！" Asante, mwalimu, na kwaher…

Finally, my official passport arrived. This will exempt my visa. My airplane e-ticket also arrived from Hankyu Hanshin Business Travel. When I tried to select aisle seat, it had already been celected. Hankyu Hanshin Business Travel said th…

I'm going to Kenya on August 20. I discovered a new pool today. I hadn't been to this pool before because I can't use it without taking a lecture. After taking the lecture, I realized that I need to exercise more. I'll go to this pool for …