Another week, another free day! This morning, my friends and I went hiking at a beautiful waterfall at Mto Wa Mbu with a couple of local tour guides. Then I attended a knife painting workshop in which we used butter knifes, dye with grease, and specific techniques to create our artwork.
Hiking up to the top
Looking sharper than the steep rocks we just hiked
Team work makes the dream work (also Carla looking great with her “I <3 Worcester “shirt- aka come to Holy Cross)
Beautiful views at every corner of that hike
The whole group all in one piece at the top of the waterfalls
Our guides for the hike discussed the uses and farming strategies for the banana trees next to the waterfalls
-they can eat bananas fresh or cook them; they can also use the wood from these trees for the rooftops of their home or for art.
-Also, banana trees are cut at a certain location that allows the water obtained from that tree to be used for the surrounding growing trees in order to ensure water availability for their plantations!
Our station for the knife painting workshop
My knife painting of Simba!
Until next time, Baadaye!