Viva Espana!

I have now spent almost a week in the Spanish capital of Madrid, and what a time to land in this beautiful city. Apart from my rubbish Spanish (believe me it is rubbish), getting around has been quite easy. The place has a very efficient metro system (don't think I will miss the Nairoberry traffic for a  while) and generally excellent public transportation.

The temperatures are currently wintry leaning, and I understand it will get worse. I had gone up to the beautiful town of Segovia a two hour drive outside Madrid up the mountainside, and the snow, though beautiful from our heated bus, almost gave me frostbite when we had to get out of the bus.

The city cleaners just got off their latest strike , and boy was the city sunk in garbage. I am now trying to settle down, and get used to the city and language (to even buy essentials). This is going to be one great year I hope, and I look forward to learning the lingua of the telenovelas. 

In the next few months, I will chronicle my weekly views as I go along.

In the meantime, hasta luego peoples!

Striving to be a better person

I have always quietly wondered to myself, "why am I?...", and why do I continue existing in this space unsure of my purpose and effect. Mid-life crisis one may say, or am just bored...either way, I have recently gone into a period of confusion, uncertainty and basically soul searching. It's like I have these episodes every now and then, and each time I come out thinking "Hey, I think I've got it!", I slowly descend into my abyss again.

I have recently signed up for 10 week course at the local church, a member of a certain Battalion 5. I wont go into the details, coz like parliament/Vegas, the discussions are privileged. But the content of the course are quite interesting. I would recommend any budding 21-40something (yes bado ni ma-yut hawa watu) to sign up and join this interesting journey where we hope to answer the very many questions we men struggle with in relation to our purpose. You will be surprised at how un-isolated your struggles are, and you get to share and learn from each member of the struggles and the path to follow as we progress with our lives. It will not necessarily make me the perfect man, but I know it is making me a better one. The 7am start in itself and the...(ok I am giving away too much)
It is a cool way to bond with other folks of our polarity (male) and gives you a foundation both in scripture and practical life of how to fulfill your potential and responsibilities as a man. Anyway it's only week 3, but I am enjoying the journey and the brothers in tow.