The place I'm staying in during my stay here is called Q bar, which is basically a large open bar as the name suggests and has about 4 stories of rooms above the bar. I am staying in the backpackers room features include a sometimes hot water shower, a toilet that does not flush and the list goes on!. Yesterday I met some French students, who are working on Risk Management for Farmers and had dinner with them.
A large problem with the bar is that it attracts many expats and other weird locals who bring the prostitutes with them, in a way its sad, out of 80 people at the bar last night I would say their was maybe 20 prostitutes, and since I was new they would constantly harass me. In a way it is also frustrating that these westerners come here and hire out a room with a prostitute. I was talking about this to an America guy who had been living in the area for over 10 years (he actually owes mines in the congo) and he said the majority of people who come for the prostitutes are the westerners, he also made a comment that I really cant judge as there was prostitutes in Aus, but the difference was here they didnt hide, which made it more obvious.
My first class was today. I atually got lost walking there and had to ask some people where it was, luckily they couldnt speak english and in my broken swahili I asked them, how to get to the place, most of their reply I even understood which I was proud of, what would have been useful though is if they had actually given me the correct directions.
Anyway I have a huge headache from the sun. Im going to get beer !
Cheers
Joe
ps Gin and Tonic is going for 2 USD brillant
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