Everyone works here if you are strong you can be a delivery man. Wooden carts put together with one axle about 6 feet long with handles fastened on with wood to push or pull. They haul water, fruit, bags of all sorts. Some have two or three drivers due to the size of the load. The tires are worn and tired. They weave between the traffic sun beating down on them. I see only few people begging for food very few. The only ones you see begging have appendages missing so work prospects are few.
BUS TRIP to LAMU
When I first went to get a bus ticket I met Abu. He worked at the bus station. He gave me his cell number to make sure all was well. He finished school in computer networking. Work is very hard to find here. So many educated but few prospects. If you bump into someone they continue to walk. If you bump a car you honk your horn wave you hand and continue.
People smile and say jambo "welcome". They want to ask questions. And yes there are the ones who want to make business. If you are direct they do understand and move on.
Just pulled into a small town time for lunch no need to leave the bus lunch comes to you. Samosas for 10 shillings water, cookies , nuts, fruit and even watches.
Ask a local and they will save you from paying far to much. It was a lovely lunch. The only challenge is the temperature in the bus goes up 20 c in 5 minutes.
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