culture
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THINGS YOU NEED TO KNOW ABOUT THE MAASAI
1) THERE ARE OVER 1 MILLION OF THEM The Maasai are great in number. The most recent records say that there are 841,622 of them in Kenya and 430,000 in Tanzania. Even though the Maasai live a simple life, they still thrive in spite of our quickly developing world. In fact, their population has probably been increasing. In 1989 their numbers were recorded at 377,089!The Maasai, when their numbers were much smaller, are thought to have travelled down from the Nile Valley in the North. Because they language is a spoken one, they have carried this and other pieces of history down through oral tradition for centuries.
By Catherine Melanin6 years ago in Wander
Venice Without Tourists
In 2007 I had finally earned that BA in Literature Writing and told my good friend Neil that I was considering a solo trip to Venice to celebrate. I’m not sure I’d have actually gone, but telling him took care of me waffling or backing down. The man is relentless.
By Remington Write6 years ago in Wander
Timor Feto
You awake with the sun around 5am. In the single bed you most often must share you push aside some token family member, clamber over their sweaty frame, and make your way to the adjoining living area of your family home. The concrete floor and walls and the low corrugated iron roof have never seen a lick of paint that would expand its drab color spectrum beyond that of ‘Institution Grey’. The only window at least has glass which you’re grateful for despite it being heavily tinted, as became tradition from the days of rebellion against the Indonesians. There’s little enlivening this central space except a scatter of plastic furnishings, a much prized television and curtains across internal doorways.
By Andrea J Mandal6 years ago in Wander
Challenging cultures from a traveller
In 2010 just after my 31st birthday I boarded an Emirates airplane to Heathrow airport London after more than three years of planning this trip. But just before I boarded I said goodbye to my mum dad brother and sister. My whole family came to see me off because it was my first time. My first time to travel far away from home. My first time to travel on a plane to another country by my self.
By Timothy Tumwesigire6 years ago in Wander
Transient Transformations
Once a foreigner, always a foreigner. I learned that the hard way. Traveling is transformative, in the sense that it puts you squarely in the fire of transformation. That fire burns away everything that you are not, and within the ash remains only what and who you truly are. I’ve had the incredible experience of getting to travel the seven seas, seeking all manner of things-temples, languages, food and much more, but the only thing I ended up truly finding was myself. For me, deciding to leave home and move to the People’s Republic of China was me a no brainer, however returning home a six years later was not just a difficult decision to make but it was the hardest thing I had ever done in my life.
By Robert Burton6 years ago in Wander
Progress Vs. Culture
Two Different Countries. Two Different Worlds. Two Different Lifestyles. The world is filled with many different countries. They all have their own ways of life. Each is individual in it’s own way. There may be times when certain traits overlap, but there will always be some core differences between them. Whether it be the people, landscape, weather, jobs, foods, or traditions. They are all unique. The country to which I am going to be writing about currently though, is Honduras. I’m going to be showing the differences between one of the most popular countries and a country which has a bad rap of being extremely dangerous. America Vs. Honduras.
By Andrew Sprott6 years ago in Wander
