Last weekend, I spent another day in “Little Mogadishu” – the area of Nairobi called Eastleigh – home to thousands of Somalis, either Kenyan-born Somalis, refugees from when the conflict broke out nearly 20 years away, or those who have fled the violence more recently. The area is abuzz, chaotic, dusty – a hub of businesses and restaurants, hair salons and roadside kiosks. Wandering through the hundreds of fabric and tailoring stalls, I picked out a beautiful African print and had a dress made (after lots of picture drawing!) and later got henna painted on my hands and ate a typical Somali lunch. Some pictures below…
Somali drink with layers of passion fruit,
avocado, and mango!
avocado, and mango!
the henna transformation...
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