The Maasai: Fierce Warriors, Gentle Pastoralists

The Maasai: Fierce Warriors, Gentle Pastoralists

Swahili lesson of the day: Manyatta-House         Boma-Family compound       Ngombe-Cow          Mbuzi-Goat The Maasai people living in the Maasai Mara region today hail from a very old ethnic group of semi-nomadic people located in Kenya and northern Tanzania who...
Welcome to the slum

Welcome to the slum

Where is her mother, her father? Does she even have a mother, a father? When was the last time she ate? Was that the last time she ever would? These questions, accompanied by so many emotions, continue to race through my mind. They keep me awake at night. Such a...
Lions and leopards and giraffes! Oh My! Part 2

Lions and leopards and giraffes! Oh My! Part 2

Note: Once again, we are so appreciating your supportive, insightful comments. Asante sana! Swahili lesson of the day: Habari?-How are you?    Sawa sawa-Ok/Fine     Ndiyo-Yes     Hapana-No    Tafadali-Please    Cordiya Breksana-Spinal Injury (just kiddin’) Going...
Lions and leopards and giraffes! Oh My! Part 1

Lions and leopards and giraffes! Oh My! Part 1

  Note: You can click on any of Malcolm’s beautiful pictures to see them in a larger format Today’s Swahili Lesson – The beauty of Swahili is that it truly is a phonetic language, just sound it out! The difficulty is that anything spoken in Swahili...
Black & White Isn’t Black & White

Black & White Isn’t Black & White

We arrive in Nairobi after 20+ hours of flying and lay-overs on an overcast but still sultry night. Stepping off of the plane, we are transported to a new and mostly unfamiliar position of being in the minority. In some places there is a smattering of white-skinned...