[HRAP Kenya] sometime later
Well it's been a while since I blogged. A lot has happened over the past few days. On Monday we went to Nairobi National Park for the game drive. It was fun. We saw a lot of zebras. We also saw giraffes, monkeys, wildebeest, and a bunch of other animals that I can't remember. Then we went to an animal orphanage and we saw buffalo, monkeys, a baboon, lions male and female I think but yea. I got to pet a cheetah. It was so awesome and they took a picture too. Kenya has been the greatest trip in my life. The people that we have met are AMAZING. There are no words to describe them. Then later that day we went to a meeting about FGM, Female genital mutilation. Robert who organized the presentation got into so much detail that I was beginng to feel sick. He showed us a clip of a seven year old who was being circumcised. You can literally see them cutting the little girl's clitoris with a stone knife. It was disgusting. Thank God that the power went out. Then he began to talk about the different types of circumcision. You can ask me when I come back. Then we heard from the two guests that were there. One had undergone FGM while the other one ran away in time. The one that had undergone FGM was tricked into doing it. Her father told her that when she was ready to get cricumcised that all she had to do was tell him. But one day she came back from school her stepmother told her to lie on a piece of hide and the next day she was circumcised. It was horrible, Her only wish is that she can find her sister because she was married off. These girls are so strong about it and they're an inspiration. Then the next day we meet up with Youth Alive Kenya. We met the staff and they were awesome. Then they took us to Kibera one of the largest slums in Africa. We went to the high school called Glory. We did our workshops and the students were amazing, like honestly these kids were so smart and well prepared it's like we've been working with them for some time. The ideas they had were amazing. They all enjoyed the workshops and the games. I had so much fun and I got all of their emails and numbers so without a doubt I'm going to stay in touch with them. That's it for know. This trip has been an amazing experience that I'll never forget and I thank Kevin and Catherine and the whole GK crew for helping out to make this trip happen. THANK YOU ALL!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!
Lots of love ,
Lindsay BYE guys
