Tag: Siana Springs
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The Kenya Schedule – Part Two
Part One here. Monday, July 14 At 6 am, we got our wake-up call. At Siana Springs Tent Camp, that consists of a man standing outside your tent saying “Jambo!” (hello in Kiswahili) until you respond in kind. I found myself waking up strangely early – for me – so I was usually…
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Sounds I didn’t hear for a week
Life in Maasai Mara had a very different soundtrack than I am used to in New York City. Around Day Two, I noticed the lack of these sounds: Car horns – in Kenya, it’s called ‘hooting’ and you’re discouraged from doing it Sirens – police, fire, ambulance, all of it Planes flying overhead except once…
