Kenya

Christopher Mugenda was born September 8th 1984, and he is from Nairobi, Kenya in eastern Africa. He arrived in America initially in 1996 for one year via aircraft. He returned to his native country to finish the British system of what we refer to as Secondary Education. In August 2003 he returned to the United States to further his education here at Kutztown University. He came from a direct family of six people, four being children.

The typical family size in Kenya is five people. Compared to the United States where the typical size is four. This is not a typical African lesser developed country where the families are normally larger so the kids can work on the family farm.

The national language in Kenya is Swahili, which Chris has primarily been speaking since he was born. There are many other languages among the people of Kenya, unlike the United States where the only other language that makes an impact here is Spanish. Traditionally even if people do not speak Swahili they are still familiar with the native tongue.

In modern day Kenya people tend to eat mostly vegetables. They discard meat, and eat their vegetables plain. Not many spices or condiments are used on their food. Compared to our country where we use many flavor enhancing items such as salt, pepper, and butter.

There are two major religions in Kenya. The first, which Christopher's family practices is Kikuyu. The second major religion is Luo. One major difference between the two is Kikuyu speaks Swahili and Luo speaks Luo. Another major reason is at birth a Kikuyu must be circumcised. There are many other religions in Kenya such as Christianity and Muslim but they are not as significant as the two religions recently mentioned above.

In Kenya, the education system has its differences from the...