Tea Time

We have all been pleasantly surprised (well, not ALL of us, but those of us who have never been to Kenya before) by the Kenyan custom of tea time. It's a remnant of British rule and downright awesome. At 10am and 3pm-ish, everyone takes break and has tea and snacks! I mean, who doesn't love tea and snacks?

Usually they serve coffee as well, but it's not real coffee, it's some version of instant coffee, but it's the thought that counts. Actually, the coffee situation is confusing. I know that some of the most robust coffee you can buy comes from Kenya, but you can't get it here. Just about all the coffee served is either instant or very weak brewed coffee. Fortunately, Dave brought some of the Starbucks instant packets. They're still instant, but they make a strong cup of coffee.

Since we're on the topic of beverages, we might as well discuss the milk. Not pasteurized and generally served warm. The hotel caters to enough Americans and Europeans to have cold milk on hand, but it has to be asked for specifically. Their tea is brewed with hot milk instead of hot water also. They generally have hot water available also.

So, as far as I'm concerned, tea time comes back with me. I can't wait to tell the Lieutenant that I can't do 10am training because it's tea time!