Matt and Ryan's African Excursion - 03 - Nairobi - Part 3

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This is the third installment documenting our first day in Nairobi. We visit 3 slums with our friends Moses, Dickson, and Ibrahim. We met them near the Globe Roundabout near the Nairobi city center at an open lot where dozens of people fix cars. A link to a map of "The Garage" is below, where you can find them. They were wonderful people and I would recommend finding them if you ever go to Kenya.

How to find Moses:
http://maps.google.com/maps?client=safari&rls=en&q=the+globe+roundabo...

On the right side of the Roundabout, there is a lot with lots of cars. Moses, Dickson, and Ibrahim work there. Tell them Matthew and Ryan from California sent you!

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Packing and Preparation:
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=NpcVUj9xY6c

Nairobi Part 1:
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=itRIQX4j3iU

Nairobi Part 2:
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=rhaUV752qHA
Nairobi Part 3:
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=cpkuJOKGrAQ

Nairobi Part 4:
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=oA5Eu8edTOo

Nairobi Part 5:
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=MEiEtE9ETFU

Safari Part 1:
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=-Tapks-e7Ys

Safari Part 2:
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=DZESAy7YCro

Photos of the Trip:
http://www.facebook.com/media/set/?set=a.245755148777425.67736.10000028824499...

Edited by Matt Gotschall @ Badaloom Productions

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  • I was wondering what is meant by dangerous in reference to Kibera and found a post about crime in Nairobi at Wikipedia. Nairobbery! But apparently it's been getting better. Did Moses and his friends make themselves available as guides, as in, for hire? Of did it just sort of evolve? How much do those guys make a day when they're fixing cars?

  • @humphrey23 Yeah, generally they say it's getting better, but the main reason I think it is dangerous to go into Kibera is that there are so many little twisting paths that we would definitely get lost. There are no streets, just narrow passageways between the houses, and literally hundreds of thousands of people living in these areas. For the most part, I felt very safe in Kenya, but I would not want to be alone in the giant slums with a passport, money, a camera, etc.

  • @EnergyRouter When we met these guys, it was just like making friends with them. We talked, told them we had just arrived, wanted to see the city, and asked them if they could show us around. They never asked to be paid, and it was not a business arrangement, it just evolved. We did feel grateful that they were so helpful so we decided to pay them at the end of the day, but they never asked for it. They make about 300 shillings a day fixing cars ($3.50).

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  • Great job Matt!!!!

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