“This is the graveyard of a young woman, eight months pregnant, who was killed by an elephant,” 55-year old Jane Mwamburi of Msorongo Village, Kenya, tells us through our guide and interpreter, Oliver. There are actually two graveyards, because the Taita people do not believe in burying a pregnant woman with her baby, Oliver reveals, … Read more
Learning Swahili from the locals in the Masai Mara was a really fun part of our Kenya experience. Every person we met made an effort to teach us a word or two of Swahili, the local language. Imagine how much better we’d all communicate with each other if that enthusiasm for sharing local languages was … Read more
Sparkling wine served by a smiling waiter at a silent hilltop location in the middle of nowhere. Three lively musicians making hypnotic music – just for us. A spread of tasty snacks of samosas and other spicy treats. Cool, crisp mountain air. A slight breeze. The outline of Mount Kilimanjaro in the distance. A sublime … Read more
Going on safari at Salt Lick Safari Lodge in Tsavo West National Park in Kenya gave us a close encounter with a pride of lions that got us even closer than we’d got to wildlife in the Masai Mara. And that was saying something. That encounter almost felt like a bonus, as the wildlife watching … Read more
If our experience at the Masai Mara made us wonder why we’d left it so long to go to Kenya and go on safari, our stay at Sarova Salt Lick Game Lodge had us wondering when we’d be able to schedule a trip back. Terence was already planning for us to return to volunteer at the … Read more