On this Sunday I went with my host brother to herd the cattle. When he is not at school he spends his weekends with the cattle taking them many kilometres walking so they can graze all day long. Because it is the dry season and there is so little grass they have to take the cattle far to try to keep them healthy. The maasai love their cattle it is one of their only source of income and it also provides them with milk daily and meat if they want to slaughter. Cattle are used to give for dowry in marriage and in some instances for slaughtering for very special events. It was a very long tireing day herding the cattle but also an eye opener into the life of the maasai people.
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