Becoming Maasai

When one of their friends from the Village Volunteer center said that people were coming over to his house for a special ceremony Holly, Amanda, and Jen never expected to be awoken by clanging pots, loud children, and a huge tribe coming over. The Maasai, a semi nomadic East African tribe that was one of the most colorful in that part of Kenya. Many people traveled from afar just to watch the Maasai's ceremony. The Maasai people had colorful jewelry and were full of energy. The three girls were pulled into the crowd of Maasai people, ceremoniously dancing. They sung and had a great time. They watched a morran warrior dance and danced with the Maasai group, swaying and clapping as the sun lit up the beads on their jewelry. The three girls were also unexpectedly initiated. As they danced and sang they became part of the group of wanderers, the Maasai.