Snake Slaying...

This is the pic right after it fell out of the tree...after being macheted, clubbed, and stoned.

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Snake Slaying...

This is a pic of the defeated snake. I was tempted to lay on the ground next to it, but there was dung all over and it was still moving, to demonstrate that it was longer than i am tall (im 6ft)...you'll have to take my word for it, sorry. After checking it out we had what could be interpreted as a funeral pyre for it (to despose of it).

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Just An FYI...Because I Don't Know If You Get This Sort Of Detailed News About Kenya (East Africa) In The U.S.A.

The other day a Kenyan was caught in Tanzania attempting to sell his fellow ALBINO (pronounced: Al-bean-o) Kenyan!

In Tanzania, and i believe in other parts of East Africa, witch doctors use Albino body parts in certain aspects of their practices. It is believed Albinos, their body parts, possess special powers. This drives a blackmarket in which millions of shillings are paid for albinos and their body parts.

There is an effort to put these practices and beliefs behind. To educate people about the flaws of this practice and these beliefs, but obviously there is still a long ways to go.

Just thought some of you may find this interesting and i figured you would not have heard about it back home.

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Some More Pictures Of My Home (Room)....

I dont know if this will look much different to you all but trust me, it is! I have a shelf, table, chair, and stool now! I am going to get another shelf though because i still have crap on the floor and it makes my daily sweeping a pain in the a**!

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Down In The Dirt... Stuck In A Hole.

Today when i went to dump my food scraps/veggie and fruit skins into the pit behind my house i found something alive, though barely, in the bottom of the pit...

In this picture is a starving dog who fell or voluntarily jumped into the pit. I am sure, by the looks of him, he was looking for something, anything, to eat.

We spent about 30min trying to figure out how to get him out without anyone getting bitten. We ended up using a leather strap that we fashioned into a laso. We looped it around him and then quickly lifted him out; lucky, but sadly, he was light due to his starvation.

Just thought some of you may find this interesting.

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Starting A Fire Old School Style!

Today i went and visited a Emanyatta (traditional Maasai homestead) about 30min walk outside the town center. While i was there socializing with some of the Olmeshuki (the most recent warrior group and my peers) they taught me which sticks to use and how to make hot ash, by spinning the one stick into the other, which is then capable of lighting dry grass on fire, thus allowing one to make fire!

This is a picture from today: in the background is the fire and in the foreground are the two sticks i used. They say one stick (the light colored, longer one) is from the sandpaper tree. The other they say (the shorter, thicker, darker one) is from the cedar tree.

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A Reminder Of Caution....And Reality.

These pictures are of a memorial that is located on the road near my home leading to the game lodges and campsites. In case you cannot read what it says in the picture here is a brief summary: A memorial to a man, a tourist on a game viewing vacation, went out in the morning around 6-7 to view and take pictures of the sunrise. While walking on the road he encountered a herd of elephants...they proceeded to kill him.

This is a reminder to never be to comfortable in your surroundings or take safety for granted i suppose. Where i live this is a common occurance, a short while back at a gate ~30 min drive from me another man, a local this time, was killed by elephants.

Just thought this would be a way to demonstrate the kind of area in which i live. Im out in the bush...its beautiful but boring and full of unexpected obstacles/threats for us westerners, i suppose for those locals too who let their guard down and get too comfortable and confident.


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Women of the..."Womens, Mothers, Celebration."

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Women of the..."Womens, Mothers, Blessing Ceremony"

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Another picture of the celebration...

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