Always a Kenyan

Well, my first week back at work after spending 8 months in Africa is about an hour away from being completed. I must admit, the transition has been a little easier than I expected it would be. Things are much easier when you look at them from an African perspective. I think I just appreciate things a lot more. First off, if you look at it from an African perspective, I am getting paid pretty well. I earn in a day what many in Kenya do in a month. I think when you are able to put that into perspective you really appreciate it that much more. I’m not saying that I am overpaid, that would be silly give me more dammit, I just feel that I am able to really appreciate money now (even though I havn’t had a pay cheque yet). That also does not mean I won’t just blow it on beer, but that I just appreciate the beer so much more.

I also enjoy what I do. Although most people around here will tell you different, things are so organized and efficient here. I can’t get over it. I just want to take Njuguna (my colleague in Kenya) to work with me for just one day. He would have a freak out about all the cool stuff we have and how we are really using technology. Its usefulness is comparable to hunting a squirrel with a bazooka, but regardless it’s pretty cool; Da Boys need their toys even at the office. When I worked here before many things would stress me out. I think it is easy to convince yourself that things are more important than they actually are. After living in Kenya for so long I think it is easier to determine what is important, and what is worth stressing over. Surely nothing at the office is worth stressing over. I actually told some stressball women that was freaking out ‘eh, hakuna matata’. This African attitude really is making life much easier. I think I will remain a Kenyan.