{"id":3833,"date":"2018-03-27T18:00:00","date_gmt":"2018-03-27T22:00:00","guid":{"rendered":""},"modified":"2020-09-12T14:58:00","modified_gmt":"2020-09-12T18:58:00","slug":"so-your-character-is-from-kenya","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/victoriagracehowell.com\/staging\/6258\/so-your-character-is-from-kenya\/","title":{"rendered":"So Your Character is From Kenya … Featuring Pooja @ Lifes Fine Whine"},"content":{"rendered":"


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<\/span> It’s time for this week’s So Your Character is … Post! This is a weekly segment where I interview lovely volunteers from around the world to give you a firsthand account of being a citizen of their respective country or having a disability. I’m hoping to encourage international diversity, break stereotypes, and give writers a crash course on how to write a character from these different places on our planet. If you haven’t checked out last week’s  So Your Character is from Nigeria … be sure to hop on over there and give it a read!<\/span>
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<\/span> Disclaimer: The content below may be culturally shocking to some. Each of these posts is as uncensored as possible to preserve the authenticity of the cultures of each of the interviewees.<\/span>
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I was born and raised in Kenya. I loved living there and have experienced amazing things there. I live in Nairobi which is the capital city and is pretty crowded. I love reading, traveling, and writing. I\u2019m a student and currently attending university.<\/span>
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<\/span> What do you feel is unique to your country? Landmarks? Celebrations?<\/b><\/span>
\nI\u2019m from Kenya and I think our wildlife and beautiful nature really stands out. There are a number of safari\u2019s you can take when in Kenya to really get an up-close experience of what it\u2019s like.  <\/span><\/p>\n

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\nTell me about your country’s environment. What are some of your favorite places?<\/b>
\nThe environment is good and some of my favorite places include the animal orphanage and the giraffe park! They are always so fun to visit. And I really enjoy trying out new restaurants or coffee shops with my friends!<\/span>
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Tell me about your country’s food. What are some of your favorite dishes?<\/b>
\nI really love a lot about Kenyan food especially that it\u2019s all homegrown so it\u2019s so fresh and you can tell when you eat it! One of my favorites is Sukuma and Ugali.<\/span>
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Tell me about any different speech patterns in your country. Slang? Idioms? Words for things such as \u201cbiscuits\u201d instead of \u201ccookies\u201d?<\/b>
\nI don\u2019t think we have a lot of those but we do tend to say words more like the British like \u2018biscuits\u2019 instead of  \u2018cookies\u2019 etc.<\/span>
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