At the beginning, the only person I knew in Kenya was the person who traveled here with me, my husband. It's hard to be uprooted from your friends, your family, your work, your church. Everything. It's also disorienting to have no landmarks or street signs that look familiar. We s...
A: Oh Yes It Was. The best places to meet expats and locals are at community events or clubs and pubs. Especially in the whole of Western Kenya, the Indian community has been settled here for so long that they have their community centres and clubs, which are good meeting places. About...
What are the best things to do in the area; anything to recommend to future expats? Tokyo is one of the biggest metropolises in the world, you can do pretty much anything you want. If you enjoy eating, there are all kinds of restaurants and food stores (Japanese and from foreign countri...
A: Unemployment is very high in Kenya, and as such, the government prefers local jobs to go to local applicants. Most expats working in Kenya work for embassies, NGOs, UN agencies, or international media. My advice would be to find a job BEFORE you arrive so that, hopefully, your emplo...
It is not uncommon for people to experience homesickness during their first few months in a new country. However, with the right mindset and preparation, adapting to living in a new country as an expat can be a rewarding and life-changing experience. Expatriates usually experience three phases ...
Nairobi, Kenya Demand is very high for high-end properties in Nairobi; rents have increased due to the dwindling supply and slow completion of new construction projects. Given the high and rising rents, expats are turning to more suburban neighborhoods that offer better value while still being cl...
beautiful year. I moved to the amazing city of Saint Louis, worked as a nanny, travelled, met the man who would later become my husband, and got the privilege of parenting 19 beautiful kids in Kenya. After one of the hardest years of my life, it was one of the best. Through out ...
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My name is Lisa Vinish and I’m a 20-something Canadian with a passion for education and travel. My first international trip was to Kenya in 2008 and I’ve been traveling nearly non-stop ever since. In 2010 a combination of disillusionment with academia and an overwhelming urge to travel ...
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