When I was in Nairobi for Yingli Solar earlier this year to cover an event, I had the chance to spend some time with Robert. The idea behind this was to cover "One day in the life of Robert". Robert is 18 years old and lives in the Mathare Slums, one of the biggest slums in Nairobi. The area is one of poorest in the city. Robert assured me it would be totally fine for me to enter the slums if I stay close to him all the time. As one of the few (only?) white person I felt save while I was with Robert. Well, most of the time I did and thanks to Robert and his friend we could solve one or two tricky situations.
I met him early in the morning and followed him through his daily routine: getting ready, walking to the soccer field, start training, getting back to his place and spend some time with his friends.
For kids like Robert, soccer is the only way to get out of the slums. Therefore they practice as hard as they can, every day. For me, it was a lifetime experience and I was glad I had the chance to see a part of Africa not many people around me have seen before.

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