My first moment of #cultureshock came before arriving in #Kenya
Housing!
Let’s dive into a few things.
Discussion
Coming from the US, I find the housing here to be more than affordable. My 3 bed 2 bath in a gated community in #Eldoret is less than $300/month. 2/
Second, the application only wanted to know who we were, where we worked, and how long we wanted to commit to renting the unity. No credit checks. Just an application that was all on one page. 3/
4/ our electricity is prepaid. We use M-PESA to send money to the power company (only one in all of #Kenya) and they give us a token. I have to provide that information to my landlord to add to my meter. So far, also cheaper than the US. Though we do lose power every couple of days due to weather. #rainyseason
5/ We have fiber internet through Safaricom. It’s comparable in price and speed to the US. My only complaint is it’s flakey. Every day it flakes out at least once. Are they owned by Comcast?
6/ There are absolutely no appliances included. You have to buy your own fridge and stove. Dishwashers, washers, and driers aren’t really a thing here. We pay someone to do our laundry, about 500 bob a week.