Yesterday I went with Steven, an American I met on the plane from Cairo to Nairobi, to Kibera, the second largest slum in Africa. At a given time up to 1.5 million people are living in the slum’s 2.5 square kilometers. Rick, a 26 year old man who has lived there for much of his life, showed us around. Three years ago, he adopted an orphan from the slum. Before I begin to write about all that Rick taught Steven and I about life in Kibera, I plan to do more research. I’m returning there today to visit some development efforts being based in the slum. For the time being I’ll post ten photos from the experience and something worth sharing that Rick said: “People here are just as happy as anyone else. They are as happy as you. Like me, I am happy. This is the only thing I know. You have to be happy no matter what. You cannot be sad.”