Computer Shopping in Nairobi

Before I update on my recent return to Nairobi and goodbyes in Msambweni, I want to share a little adventure I had a couple days ago. I arrived back in Nairobi ready to finish (cough basically start cough) my 3 15-page term papers that are due on Friday. As I settled into Masrawy, my favorite Egyptian restaurant/MSID hangout, ready to type my paper, disaster struck. The computer was plugged into a charger in the wall, and one of the waiters tripped over the cord and sent the computer crashing onto the stone patio floor. The screen was in 2 pieces. Thankfully my data was all okay so I didn’t lose the work I’d started or any of my pictures or anything, but I was stuck without a way to write these papers. Luckily my mom needs a new computer, and I’ll be able to get my old one fixed under warranty once I’m back in Nairobi, so we decided that I’d buy a new computer in Nairobi, get my data transferred, and write my papers. I’d bring the old broken one home to get fixed and it would be come my mama’s. This left me with the task of computer shopping in Nairobi… I’ll just say it was as much of an adventure as it sounds like, and matatu rides while carrying large sums of cash aren’t as much fun as normal ones.

I named my new computer Suleiman because it's so cute