The highlights from our trip are a visit to the Giraffe
Reserve, a tour of Kazuri bead factory, visiting with friends and for Nikki
getting her hair cut.
There is a Giraffe Reserve just outside of Nairobi where you
can feed the giraffes. One of the popular methods is putting the food between
your lips and then the giraffe will take it. It looks like you are kissing the
giraffe. The giraffe tongue is very rough and long.
We saw several Kazuri Jewelry stores in Nairobi and
discovered the factory was really close to the giraffe reserve so we took a
tour. What a cool place. They make all their beads from clay. They employ
around 340 women, mostly single mothers who really need a job. The beads are
then used for jewelry. They also make pottery and animals. The kids even loved
seeing how it was all made. The jewelry and beads are shipped worldwide. For
you Mennonites out there 10,000 Villages sells it in Canada.
We enjoyed our stay at the Mennonite Guesthouse where we got
to visit with some friends that know my parents and lived in my home area for
several years. We got to know them in July when we stayed at the guesthouse and
enjoyed visiting with them again.
Below are pictures of sights from our trip.
