Not what you expect to find in Kenya, right? You CAN enjoy this incredible cappuccino here though, which is exactly what I'm doing as I work (and blog) on my computer from the new ArtCaffe at the Village Market in Nairobi. It actually feels much more like I am in Italy or France than Kenya at the moment, and the bustling activity here serves as another sign to me of the manner in which Kenya is growing. Even in the last two years, I've observed the "middle class" expanding, with not only expats and foreigners enjoying places like ArtCaffe, but with more and more Kenyans gaining enough disposable income to frequent nicer establishments. At the same time, this is providing more jobs (I can see at least 25 people working on the wait staff and in the kitchen - labor is MUCH cheaper here) and hopefully building an economy that is less and less reliant on foreign aid to survive.
That's enough of the big-picture theorizing, though...back to my coffee!
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