On many Maasai Mara safaris in Kenya, visiting a traditional Maasai village is a highlight. I think the tour guides funnel all the tourists to the same village. Even so, there is nothing touristy about the experience and nothing modern about the place. I was traveling around the world when I visited this village and I had a digital video camera. I had been shooting up close as a young man wearing a lion’s mane described the lion hunt. When he finished he asked what else was on the tape. I pressed rewind and before I knew it villagers crowded around, watching my adventures in Asia and Europe come to life on a tiny screen. When we were leaving, one of the men handed me a wrapped plastic bag. “It’s a gift,” he said. “Because we so enjoyed your visit.” He told me not to open it until we’d driven off.
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