I’ve been back in Nairobi for three weeks now; I’m ready for another change of scenery. And soon I will get just that! Tomorrow morning we leave for a visit to Tanzania. I’m beyond excited.
Our weeklong visit will include a visit to the United Nations site, and we’ll stay at the United African Alliance Community Center. The center is run by American refugees Pete and Charlotte O’Neal (Pete was a leader of the Black Panther Party and fled the US in 1970). We’ll continue on to stay in a Maasai village for a few days. There, we’ll witness a goat sacrifice (and possibly drink blood? Agh!) and we’ll learn about traditional herbal medicine, the herding lifestyle, native bead making, and traditional dance (I have two left feet, could be interesting). We’ll go on a short safari through the world’s largest intact caldera, Ngoro Ngoro Crater. We’ll climb to the base of Mount Kilimanjaro too!
When we return, we have just a couple days in Nairobi before we go our separate ways to complete our Independent Study Projects. I’m still finalizing the details of mine, but I’m getting out of Nairobi! After this month, our program is done. We’ll present our findings at an unknown location (rumored to be Malindi, a tourist town on the coast) and return to America in December. I can’t believe how quickly the program has gone. I know I still have almost two months here, but time is going to fly by.
Have a great time! I can't wait to hear about Tanzania!!
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