University of Nebraska (School of National resource 2011) tour to the village where I grow up!


I met Dr Larkin Powell in 2009 when he was a guest lecturer at the Polytechnic of Namibia for one year with his family (son Tristan and wife Kelly) and we did a lot of good things together some changes the way think and make me known to the Nebraskan people. In 2010 Dr Larkin and Dr Mark they asked me to be their tour guide for 2011 12 and 22 May in Katutura and my village namely Otjomitjira.
I really enjoyed being with the following students;
Amber, Ariel, Tara, Courtney, Kate, Monica, Ben, Tanner and Uavii Katjivena Muteze (My friend from Outjo) this is a group of death.

The students they had impressed the members of the community and I too. They were so keen to learn about our Himba and Herero culture, lifestyle and they are fast learning. These students really know what their mission was in Africa, the way they were discovering things and their interaction with Namibian people. They were lucky to have their own tour guides (lecturers) who know Namibia better than any other tourist, the expert Dr Larkin who spent full year in Namibia and Dr Mark who had spent his vacation in Namibia for more than 5 years.

We had tour in Katutura on 12 May the day of my friend Larkin birthday and Dr Sam Nujoma (The first black president of Namibian) the next day the group headed south of Namibia. On the 20th May I head to our village to go and organized things, from Windhoek I took public transport (for 570km) to Kamanjab and then to Erwee unfortunately I didn’t make it because it was later then I slept at Erwee the next morning I woke up very early in morning and walked to the farm. The morning of 22 May walked back to Erwee to welcome the students and famous Dr Mark and Dr Larkin.





In the village I was demonstrating Himba, Herero culture and village lifestyle to the students. Let me say something about Americans the group gave me the money to buy for them goat and I did not make a comparison between Africans meat eat and U.S.A. meat eat. My thought was to buy cattle as I was imaging a big group of 20 people plus community members one goat for me I doubted won’t be enough for everyone. Then I decided to buy approximately 60 Kg goat which I thought will be better. Although, will not be enough satisfy everyone. When the meat was ready I started to observe my African people were eating meat like lion and while Nebraskans were eating meat like cat! The members of community they didn’t believed that 20 people will be satisfied for one goat. Wow, we African we eat meet don’t play and even I Uapii don’t think I will survive without meat! Dr. Mark, Dr Larkin handout t-shirts to the Village farmers and that was a good surprise for village people as we had only invited them for dinner but later the end up with t-shirts in their hands. They like the t-shirt as was written ‘’Proud to farm’’. That night we had several discussions around the fire talking about African and American marriage, lion story.

My grandmother prayed for everyone and Dr. Larkin whom she said’’ my son goes and God must bring us together once again’’ Then the group headed to Etosha National Park which is not more 150 Km from our village.
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