sometimes i hate kenya because i love it so much.

campaign rallies. somali pastoralists. new districts. army recruitment. 9 hour bus rides. three wheel motorcycles onomotopiatically called "tuk tuks". internet connections too slow to blog or skype. bureaucrats who act helpful but only really succeed at being condescending. bureaucrats who agree to photocopy 200 pages of administrative records. clubbing until 4 am. freezing cold campsites. afrobarometer. gradually improving swahili. new friends. old friends. counting litter. goat. goat. goat.