It's do or die time and all the members of our group are very excited for the walkathon, scheduled for just a few days from now. Joseph ole Tipanko, outreach director for MAGSA-OUTREACH, arrived in the United States last week. He arrived in DC this previous Monday after a trip to New York and the UN.
I finally met with Joseph on Tuesday. I recognized him immediately due to his ornate jewelry,and red robes. We exchanged warm greetings, and Tina drove us to campus so that we could drop off a large, and very heavy, bag of jewelry that was hand crafted by the women of the Maasai. We plan on selling the jewelry this Thursday (April 16th) and before the walkathon. Joseph began to attract attention as soon as we got campus as people approached him speaking Swahili and sharing stories of trips to Kenya. We priced out the large variety of hand crafted trinkets and discussed our schedule for the week.
I walked Joseph back to his host’s apartment and we discussed our respective cultures, homes and families. Our discussions were very insightful and I believe that he has a great amount of information to share with everyone about his unique culture. I am very excited for his guest appearance in Professor LeVan’s 11:20 class tomorrow.
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