Chill Day

In one of my earlier posts from Kisumu I made a mistake that I would like to fix. There was this fruit that I had thought was called jambura...apparently I had misheard the word. It is actually known as zambarau which means purple in Swahili. Sorry! Hehe. 

The reason I am clarifying is because Romaana and I went downtown today to run some errands and we stopped at this juice place called Naeem's. I saw that they had the zambarau and so (of course) I ordered it! 

It looks just like pomegranate juice...and it's almost as good...almost. 

Then, Sophie (Romaana's friend) picked us up and took us to Oyster Bay (the beach) to have mohgo and chips. 

There is nothing in this world quite like street food. I don't care where you are from, if you try food from the street vendors or food from a 5 star restaurant I guarantee you'll pick the street food every time! It's just amazing. And cheap so what's not to like? 

There is the guy frying the mohgo. 

A view of the sea from Sophie's house. 

Then we went to Sophie's house and just hung out, had chai, and I watched the sunset. 

Just a gorgeous color. The photo doesn't do it justice. 

Overall it was a chill day, but I just wanted to blog about the food because it was delicious and I don't think I have blogged about really good food (besides yesterday) in a while. 

Mombasa

There is one word to describe Mombasa. HOT! Holy moly, it's hot. And coming from a girl who left Texas when it was 109 every day...that's a big deal. It finally feels the way I imagined Africa to feel. No end or relief to sweat or that filmy feeling you have when you aren't sweating, but you're not comfortable either. I'm not complaining though! I welcome this to whatever snowy, stormy weather any one is experiencing right about now. 

The very first night I arrived in Mombasa I met up with Nurjan Auntie and we went out for BBQ. Mishkaki and Zanzibar pizza! Best food ever. With a black currant fanta to top it off. That has become my replacement for root beer here since no one know what root beer actually is. 

The next day she had work so I just decided to relax and read. She has a wonderful collection of books and I am eager to read as many as I can before I leave. 

That night when she came home we went for a drive and stopped by the seaside to just sit and enjoy the cool breeze. I had fresh coconut! Yum yum yum! 

The next day (Tuesday) she came home early and we went to old town. There are so many Arabs and Muslims it's like being back in Turkey. There were so many shops and vendors! And we got so much food! Sweet bread (made of coconut rice), melons...and then we went to the seaside and got more coconut and sweet potato with chili and lime! 

And here is a picture of the sunset. 

Just gorgeous. 

As of right now, I've finally got some wifi. I'm at this super amazing resort owned by my grandparents best friends. I just had lunch with them and they are so nice. We just realized we have met before at...just guess y'all...an Indian wedding! I knew they looked familiar! 

So now I'll just be chilling and trying to get as dark as the Africans! I can already feel myself getting darker! :p