Snake Park

On our day off from work for Union Day, we visited the Snake Park and Masai Cultural Museum with James and Ferdinand, two interns at EARD-CI. Inside the snake park, we got to see some very large snakes, some cute snakes, and some very poisonous snakes like the black mamba, whose poison will kill a man in half an hour. We also saw some turtles, crocodiles, and a baboon, who’s hand we all shook. We also all held a snake around our necks, and Misha had it on his head too.

We then went on a guided tour through a Masai museum. It was interesting to see how they Masai lived. It was even more interesting to hear from Eliza and Kyle, Misha’s friend from Middlebury who we met at the restaurant, about the Masai, who they’d done homestays with. It was interesting to hear the differences of what is told to tourists and what happens in real life. The tourists are told that female circumcision no longer happens, though Eliza and Kyle said it was still fairly common, though less so now than in the past. The guide also told us of all the hard work the men did, but Eliza and Kyle mentioned to us how most of the work was done by the women. It’s been really great to learn about the culture.

After going through the museum, Julie Ann, James, Ferdinand, and I went on some camel rides. We had a great time going on a short walk with them! Misha was not too fond of the camels.