Monthly Archives: September 2011

A Walk in the Nairobi Arboretum

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On a recent Sunday afternoon, Adamson and I went for a walk in the Nairobi Arboretum with a friend and colleague of mine.  We saw lots of different kinds of trees, and many people enjoying the numerous walking/jogging paths as … Continue reading

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Trip to the Aberdares, Part 3

Video1 I find elephants very interesting to watch; I especially like how they interact and communicate with each other.  These two video clips show some of their interaction and communication.  In the video clip above, one elephant uses his tusk … Continue reading

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Trip to the Aberdares, Part 2

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After lunch at the Aberdare Country Club, we traveled with other guests to The Ark in the Aberdare National Park.  On the way to The Ark, we saw some elephants, Cape buffalo and warthogs within the national park.  Once we arrived at … Continue reading

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Trip to the Aberdares, Part 1

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Yesterday, Adamson and I went with a friend to the Aberdare Range.  We had a reservation to spend a night at The Ark in the Aberdare National Park.  We traveled first to the Aberdare Country Club for lunch, and then went … Continue reading

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Kikuyu Wedding Introduction and Dowry Meeting, Part 5

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After the groom-to-be identified his fiancee from among the disguised women, an aunt of the bride-to-be and an aunt of the groom-to-be finalized that part of the activity by singing a song (as shown in the video clip).  After this, … Continue reading

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Kikuyu Wedding Introduction and Dowry Meeting, Part 4

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After the introductions of both families, the bride-to-be was brought out with five other women, and all were wrapped in khangas (rectangular pieces of colorful cloth often used by women to wear over their clothes when working to keep dust … Continue reading

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Kikuyu Wedding Introduction and Dowry Meeting, Part 3

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After the two groups met in the middle of the driveway, they came to an agreement after the groom-to-be’s female relatives gave a small monetary gift to “open the gate.”  We then followed the two groups of female relatives into … Continue reading

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Kikuyu Wedding Introduction and Dowry Meeting, Part 2

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After the female relatives and friends of the bride-to-be sang a song telling the groom-to-be’s relatives and friends to turn around (see previous post), the female relatives and friends of the groom-to-be started singing a song saying something like hello and … Continue reading

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Kikuyu Wedding Introduction and Dowry Meeting, Part 1

Two Saturdays ago, Adamson and I went with a friend to participate in a celebration involving his colleague, Peter.  Peter is getting married and this celebration was the time for the two families to meet and for there to be … Continue reading

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Day Trip to the Central Highlands of Kenya, Part 1

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About two weeks ago, we went with a friend to participate in his colleague’s wedding introduction (introduction of the families) and dowry negotiation.  Photos from that event will be in the next post.  On the way to the bride-to-be’s home … Continue reading

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