Bradford Philen — The Monarch Review

Customs In Customs – Bradford Philen

Tuesday, October 23, 2012 12:52 — 2 Comments

After arriving to the Jomo Kenyatta International Airport in Nairobi, we all met by baggage claim. It was a large room that better suited the aura of a past decade. Fluorescent bulbs dimmed the air tepid and the red brick walls were cold. Dawn, the color of honey, crept through the front windowpanes of the airport terminal. The morning light was just past Customs. Life was just past Customs.