How i experienced Christmas in Kenya: Being witness to: Love and Friendship Curiosity Kinship family, community, connection playfulness river rock flat tire fun! good food absolute beauty and majesty – full moon sunset. Thank you – to all that is – for allowing me to take part in this magical adventure.
My new friend Joe – a lesson in being vs. doing
12/24/15 – Nairobi, Kenya. blue skies, puffy clouds, manicured lawns, attentive and plentiful english speaking staff, a personal bow tied butler, serene pond fountains, perfectly place rose bushes, winding brick walkways, colonial balconies, the scent of lilac, english hats, neatly and fitted safari-outfitted gentleman, the sound of english boys chatting, swaying palms, hidden pool cabanas, english gardens
12/21/15 Dear Rwanda, I leave you today, unenthusiastically. This is farewell for now, not goodbye. In the short, yet rich and full 6 days i’ve spent here, i’ve fallen in love. The space, the energy, the noble spirit, the underlying tension and stories never spoken of, the appreciation for life and the pursuit of doing something
All in a day. Yoga overlooking 3 volcanoes in Uganda at sunrise, a swift and easy helicopter flight to Kigali where i boarded an embraer 190 under a full moon – it was exquisite – magical even…landed in bustling nairobi in the late evening, then greeted at hemingways by a million tiny white lights, marble
Final day of trekking with my beloved mountain gorillas in Rwanda’s Volcanoes National Park. Bitter sweet…truly. Rwanda and our cousins have a special place in my heart. Welcome to the Amahoro Group (meaning Peace). This family is quite serene and congenial – which can pose problems for a SB. Ubumwe, pictured here is the leader
12/15/15 – After a long and exciting day of trekking, i spent time with Ildephonse Munyenyero, Manager of the ecosystem health program…who greeted me at the location of the community projects DFGFI is instituting in the areas around Volcanoes National Park. Why is DFGFI doing projects in the community? Well…as we know, we are all in
Meet Munyinya – the leader of the Hirwa group – (Hirwa means lucky) the usual 6:30AM start, and today’s trek was deep mud, thick forest and lots of rain! My excitement cannot be deterred. Trekking with people who have never seen or been in the presence of gorillas before is extremely encouraging. the squeals of
We set off again with Francois – the man who was Dian Fossey’s porter…he knew her well and has grown up in this forest. Not a huge trek today – about 5 hours in total. After about 1.5 hours or so, we find the Umubano Group – meaning “living together.” Charlie the leader shown
12/15/15 – 6:30AM pick up to head to Volcanoes National Park – not even a blink of a bother considering the absolute fortune ahead of having the opportunity to be in the presence of gorillas. Today we were led by the eldest, wisest and most entertaining guides Rwanda has ever seen – Francois. Though he’s
I have waited for what seems like an eternity to be near these beautiful beings….today, was simply…magical. We trekked about 1 hour into the deep forest to find Agasha’s (means special) group of gorillas feeding, playing and socializing. i believe there are 13 in the group – we got to see about 9 or 10