Africa Homecoming Essay

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synopsis On the plains of Africa, herds of zebra and wildebeest still travel on annual migrations. The harsh environment makes life difficult for the human residents of the savanna. Among the people who have made this region their home are the Maasai, the Kikiyu, and the Dorobo, who all have different cultures. Some have been hunter-gatherers or farmers, while others lived the life of nomads, never staying in one place very long. In this first program of the National Geographic series, Africa, Part 1: Savanna , two women, one a city dweller, the other a rural worker, make decisions regarding their homeland. ~ Alice Day, Rovi Episode synopsis Alice Wangui, a successful salon owner in Nairobi, Kenya and expectant mother, crosses the savanna to her home village. She is determined to get to her village for her child’s birth so that her baby will gain a sense of place with its first breath. Further south on the savanna, another woman, Flora Salonik grapples with an agonizing decision. Flora was born in Arusha, Tanzania, but for the last eleven years she has lived with her husband, a Dorobo man and their children. They live in an isolated area with no electricity and Flora must walk 90 minutes to get water. Flora misses the city and her family. Should she return to Arusha or stay with the man she loves? Just like the mighty herds of wildebeest, the people who make their homes on Africa's great Serengeti plains are constantly on the move. This episode focuses on two women searching for their spiritual identity. Alice Wangui, a Nairobi hair salon owner, takes a trip to her native Kikuyu village so that her child will be born with a sense of community. On the savanna proper, Flora Salonik lives in an isolated farming hamlet, and struggles with the decision of whether or not to return to her own roots: the bustling metropolis of Arusha, Tanzania. Episode 1: Savannah

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