Meet an Expert: Kenya

04/13/09  Print This Post Print This Post    2 Comments      Written by Hal Amen
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If you’re looking for local advice, our Matador destination experts may be able to help. This week we introduce you to jonnyontheroad — our go-to for all things Kenya.

Why I travel: Why do you breathe or eat or read or go to school?

Ideal place to watch the sunrise: After a 5 hour hike to the peak of Mt. Kenya

Tunes I rock out to: I groove to the sound of my bare feet on a long dirt road.

My neighborhood market in Kenya

jonnyontheroad speaks Swahili in addition to English, and he feels most immersed in a foreign culture when “living with a family and participating in every aspect of running the household. Especially when I’m slaughtering a goat for my Kenyan sister’s fifth birthday.”

To get in touch, visit his Matador profile.

Don’t have your own yet? Membership is free and easy; sign up here.

For more of jonnyontheroad’s writing, visit his blog, On.The.Road.


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About the Author

Matador ID: halamen

Freelance writer and Trips co-editor Hal Amen is currently in the midst of a volunteer year in South America. Find tales of this and other adventures on his personal travel blog, WayWorded.

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  • Julie replied on April 13, 2009

    Love that top photo and I love that you’re introducing the experts– there are so many fascinating people in the Matador community!

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  • Hal replied on April 13, 2009

    Yeah, I think we have enough ammo for this series to last years!

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