Sengenya dance

Can you hear the drums Beating in the dust Hidden by the trees And houses of mud? Can you find the passage Guarded by the goats Grazing the tall grass Moving in circles? Lines are forming, Women then men, Bright colored dresses, Bright lined skirts. Moving their feet, shaking their bodies in a simple rhythm,

Sacred forests of Coastal Kenya

While vacationing on the coast in Kenya this summer, we were very fortunate to stay in one of the rare foreign-owned houses built in the traditional Kenyan way using galana (slate) and featuring a round makuti, thatched roof. We were also fortunate to have the only climbable water tower in the neighborhood, which allowed us