We traveled back to Nairobi today and discussed our last class readings on the bus.
We stopped at the African Fund for Endangered Wildlife Giraffe Centre and fed the giraffes and learned about the three different types of giraffes that are present in Kenya (Maasai, Rothschild, Reticulated) and how the center was established to protect, breed and reintroduce the endangered Rothschild giraffe that was originally found in western Kenya.
We then went to Kazuri Beads and had a tour to learn about the process of obtaining clay, making the clay usable, making beads and pottery, firing the clay, painting and glazing, and finishing the products. Kazuri means “small and beautiful” in Kiswahili and these products certainly live up to the name.
We stopped at The Hub for lunch and a bit of shopping. We then went to Joanna and Adamson’s home in Ngong to relax a bit before most of us traveled to the Jomo Kenyatta International Airport to fly back to the U.S. Before leaving for the airport, we took a final group photo.
Kwaheri, Kenya! Tutarudi tena! (Goodbye, Kenya! We will come back again!)