Archive for December, 2008
The Maasai Warriors
On our way to Ngorongoro Crater, the landscape is dotted with small villages, home of the famed Maasai Warriors. Stewart told us we could pick one and visit any of the them for a fee. It produced a mix of feelings, between having a strong curiosity to see the Maasai, women with their intricate beading [...]
Almost eaten…
So we love pictures, I think most people do. And while on Safari, you can’t have enough and so when the opportunity arose to take a picture with a huge lion, mane of hair (his not mine) blowing in the wind, well, we jumped on it…or rather climbed. Hanging out the roof of the jeep [...]
The Serengeti
A more fitting name could not be found, translated it means the endless plain. A huge expanse of green pasture as far as the eye can see. Driving for hours, for over 2 days we still only covered a small corner of the south eastern portion of the park. Home to over 2.5 million mammals [...]
Week 1
It’s only been a few days, but trying to remember all the children’s names is difficult at best, it’s often hard to distinguish a boy from a girl, as all of them have shaved heads, but each day a few more names get memorized. With no classes, the kids have an open schedule and while [...]
The Children
“Teacher Emele, teacher Mihae, how old are you? Where do you come from?” the questioning invariably is followed with “How long will you stay?” The center has a constant influx of volunteers, which makes one wonder of the effect on the children. The center was started in 2003 so every year brings new challenges never [...]
Ngolelo – The Center
While leaving the open warmth of Zanzibar’s people was hard, meeting the children of the Living Water Center has brought with it an openness that rivals in a different way. There are a total of 39 children ranging in age from 2 to 14, though that number is continually dwindling. To our surprise most of [...]
Zanzibar
We didn’t know exactly what to expect with Zanzibar, was it a beach side resort island for Europeans? Would it feel like Africa? The answer is that, it feels like Africa, the most amazing, exotic Africa you can imagine. Stone Town is very run down and the streets are full of vendors who will try [...]
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