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@Cheryl

If i knew somewhere else to go and wasnt in love with a kenyan man, id say run aw away quickly. There is nothing welcoming about this place except the security at the Hub in Karen who great you with a smile and kind gestures but will not hesitate to receive your money. God help the refugees, foreigners and expats who are here without the amount of money this government wants people to pay as if this place is somewhere good to live without money.

Blessed and bitter Expat

Background. Came here to teach. My company was supposed to take care of everything and took care of nothing. They had a history of putting people that look liked me out if they spoke up too much. So i was put out and back on my travel visa. Now we struggle to navigate the system to get settled without employment or decent pay. We are blessed to not have to live in the slums where i still visit periodically to support the good businesses. 馃檹馃徑聽

We have no home to go back to so, by God's grace we will make a home here...

Please, see through my bitterness at the extortion legal robbery and corruptness of every institution in this place to the blessings that God has allowed us to remain in His peace.

Lived here many years, I absolutely love the place, friendly people (mostly).

Many beautiful places to visit.

@Ele091011

I feel your pain take it easy

@Ele091011

I understand your pain Cheryl, be patient and have faith. Adaptation takes time and the journey is often bumpy. Believe that things will work out.

@Ele091011.

I am sorry that this is your experience of life in Kenya.聽 From my own experience I have never found Kenyans to be unwelcoming and I have never experienced the xenophobia/hostility as a foreigner in Kenya that my (Kenyan) wife has unfortunately gone through as a foreigner in the UK.聽 I had visited Kenya several times before investing in property here and on each visit was struck by how friendly and welcoming people have been (and still are).聽 We don't live in an expat community, but neighbours are friendly and unlike in the UK, I know most of the 60 households on our street.

I can appreciate that without money, life in Kenya would be tough indeed and that you are personally in a very difficult situation, but the same would apply to being an ex-pat in many countries.聽 It is not my experience that every institution in Kenya is out to legally rob you - sure corruption is present, but not universal, but additionally I fully accept that I'm not in your shoes

Kenya is not like the west and there is quite a lot to get used to, or which you may find difficult or even intolerable.聽 I certainly wouldn't recommend coming to Kenya 'blind' ie. an intention to move to live without having visited first, or at least without a fall back plan enabling you to return if things don't work out.聽 聽

I wish you all the best.