Shelby - here is your DAWA!

 
Shelby and I met at The Home Depot where we were both active in The Women's Link (formerly WIN - Women's Initiative Network). She left depot for Coke and I left for Kenya. In September, shortly after I arrived, Shelby was in Nairobi on a business trip and we hooked up for dinner at Spurs - Mayfair and ate till our waist bands popped! However, Shelby had been to Carnivore the previous evening and had the pleasure of drinking "dawa" and gushed over how she would love to get her hands on the recipe! Shelby, this one's for you - hope it tastes the same as it did in the motherland:-)

(Courtesy of The Tamarind Group)
The famous Dawa cocktail was first introduced to Kenya at the Carnivore.
In Swahili, "Dawa" translates somewhere between medicine and magic potion. Under the African sun the "Dawa" is the drink chosen to rehydrate, refresh ones being and sharpen the taste buds.

Dawa Power!
A stimulating concoction guaranteed to raise anyone's spirits:
*2 tots Vodka
*1 table spoon sugar
*lime cut into quarters
*Crushed ice

Put lime and sugar into a whiskey glass and crush slightly, add the crushed ice and pour in the Vodka. Enjoy!

NOVEMBER 4 - GO OUT AND VOTE

Our heartfelt sympathies go out to the Obama Family for the loss of Obama's grandmother, after a battle with cancer. She was 86 and died in her sleep with Obama's sister at her side. In a statement, Obama said this about his grandmother:
"She was the person who encouraged and allowed us to take chances. She was proud of her grandchildren and great-grandchildren and left this world with the knowledge that her impact on all of us was meaningful and enduring. Our debt to her is beyond measure." (CNN.com)

The entire world is watching the American elections today. In Kenya, lots of people have asked for today and tomorrow off. There is a huge election night party at "The Carnivore" and I'm sure it will be bananas! Since we can't vote, we are urging the American people to go out and cast their VOTE today. This is as historic a day as most of us are going to witness in this lifetime and boy am I proud to be alive. The fact that the whole world is so into this particular election speaks volumes of what HOPE and CHANGE can do. This election has touched everyone because the same "hope" and "change" we want to see in America, is the same as we would want in our own countries, in our own lives and for generations to come. The cornerstone of America depended on this as well - way back then when immigrants came to America looking for "hope" and "change". This is not a foreign concept (as painted by the opposition) and I'm hoping all Americans want to see a fresh, young and determined face as the leader of the most powerful country in the world!!! Let your voices be heard across the world! Vote for Change.