There is a visceral sense of joy and healing that comes with African singing and dancing. When I’m in Kenya and people begin to dance, I can’t help but join in. My feet tap, my head and shoulders bob to the music. I sing along even when I don’t know the language. It is contagious! It is joyful. It connects us to others. It builds community.
Read MoreKaribu – welcome to our school, said Terri, a Montessori teacher at the mobile preschool in the Sarara Valley, Northern Kenya. Her classroom is a large, screened tent with a wide awning shading the door. This school is unique, it moves with the people.
Read MoreThe Maasai woman pressed a handful of necklaces against my window when we pulled up to the Musiara gate exiting the Mara Game Reserve. A young girl nudged her aside with a handful of colourful shukas (Maasai shawls). Their eyes said it all - buy my crafts.
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