Mangapwani Serena Beach Club Arusha

The Masai people live in Kenya and Tanzania. Although they can be found throughout the 2 countries they largely live within the Masai Mara and Serengeti Game Reserve. They live in small clay houses with thatched roofs and have no electricity or running water. The Masai people raise their cattle, mainly cows and goats in harmony with the surrounding wildlife. Masai traditions have not developed with modern civilisation. Needless to say some of them were unimaginable and ...

... majority will be used to build 2 new class rooms which are desperately needed as there is only sufficient room for up to standard 2 so next year need standard 3 class room as well. In the plans is also another bedroom for the orphans (they stay in the same grounds as the school) as it is needed some of the kids are reaching the age of 10 or are already 10 and soon the older boys and girls can not share the bedrooms anymore. The plans look great ...

... only been there about 4 times so far so is a really nice treat to them. Wondering what else I can do with them which won't cost soo much as can not do this every weekend.
On monday caroline and crystal where going to go to Arusha national park for a small safari, I went with them to share the costs as we took 3 kids with us. Corfield (the son of Kaaya and Joyce as he never gets taken anywhere as not an orphan), sheila (really shy girl) and farajael ...

... calling us and telling us we had to have our "nightly news" session right then. We asked if we could have it during dinner or after dinner like usual since there wasn’t much light left in the day and we had no electricity to turn the truck lights on. He yelled at us to get out there and that it couldn’t wait. Mel and I had been in the truck and we walked unhappily to the little circle of chairs.

Then, the most ...

... here. When the turn-down service is provided at night, they spray the room extensively and close the mosquito netting until morning. She recommended we apply bug spray with DEET (not 100% but something in the 15-30% range) on all exposed areas each day and lightly spray under light clothing as the bugs will bite through. (We are also taking a daily prescription drug called “Malaron” as a malaria preventative.) She said ...

... many amazing birds I can't even remember. The colors are fantastic though. Before we were on safari we had the chance to spend some time in the city of Mto wa Mbo (river of mosquitos, ya I know awesome, the mosquitoes wern't bad though as it is still winter here). We went on a "cultural tour" which was a little silly, but we learned a lot about cultivation of land and the uses of resources to the variety of tribes that live in the area. I also ran into my friend Max who I met during our ...

... wants to see Witness she limps all the way to the boarding school for hours. It is unbelievable to think of doing that. When we pulled up to the school Witness saw me in the car and nearly passed out. I immediately jumped out to hug her and neither of us could believe it. Both of us stood there hugging and it felt so surreal. She introduced me to some of her friends when I saw Upendo (her name means love), another girl I had ...

... in the vagina and anus at same time will the two penises fuse together?"
"I hear people think condoms have holes because a chemist did an experiment where he put chili inside the condom and then put it in water so the water started bubbling so that's how he knew there were holes."

So like I said, day camp is concluded with a small graduation ceremony where the kids prepare skits, songs, and dances, and they can invite family to come and ...

... part of the hike which was a good 2-3 hours long. We went through more villages where the people were not very nice I may add- many of the kids stuck there tounges out it was just different than in the main town. From the mountain we had the most beautiful view of the city - I got pics don't worry. Once past the towns we headed through this gorgeous forest and came out with the view of ...

... to run, read and just chill. I stayed home and tried to learn a bit more Swahili (NO DICE, DOM). Once the group re-convened, we got to work and knocked out two separate schedules based on two conditions (if we stay together or split apart). Work finished, it was time to have some fun. We all got dressed up in our fancy gear in preparation for our first African wedding. Then we head out to lunch before our meeting at 1 with Dr. Mhando. We hit up Pepe ...