Back to journey to the campsite! Our drive was gorgeous!! passing out of the city
into the countryside where we saw little, make-shift fruit stands, goats
roaming, the lushest fields and kids walking home from school. As we
neared the town of Sagana, we had to buy a couple things and that was
not the first, but the most I had ever heard "Mzungu!" so many times in
just a few minutes. Mzungu, i have been told by everyone is like saying
"white person" and not at all in a derogatory way, just like in Mexican
culture they call out "wedo" and it just means light skinned people or
blondes. I looked up the definition and got a couple different
explanations: European, Wanderer, Aimless Wanderer, and pretty much 'not
from around here! Regardless, the little song the cute local kiddos made up about us
customers that looked totally different was adorable, as they smiled and
studied our feature; scurried and ran with giggles as we waved;
pushed one another closer and closer to us Mzungus. It led to to some
really great pictures!
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| I just love this little man's cool jeans! And his warm wave 'Jambo!' |
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| A typical scene on the road to the camp |
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Back to journey to the campsite! Our drive was gorgeous!! passing out of the city
into the countryside where we saw little, make-shift fruit stands, goats
roaming, the lushest fields and kids walking home from school. As we
neared the town of Sagana, we had to buy a couple things and that was
not the first, but the most I had ever heard "Mzungu!" so many times in
just a few minutes. Mzungu, i have been told by everyone is like saying
"white person" and not at all in a derogatory way, just like in Mexican
culture they call out "wedo" and it just means light skinned people or
blondes. I looked up the definition and got a couple different
explanations: European, Wanderer, Aimless Wanderer, and pretty much 'not
from around here! Regardless, the little song the cute local kiddos made up about us
customers that looked totally different was adorable, as they smiled and
studied our feature; scurried and ran with giggles as we waved;
pushed one another closer and closer to us Mzungus. It led to to some
really great pictures!
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