Meto is a place one of a kind. It’s a challenge to get there, but once you arrive, it feels like you just found the most beautiful place on earth. To get there you have to drive more than 5 hours once you get out of Nairobi, the capital of Kenya. But it’s not like driving from Selma to Atlanta where you just get on the next interstate, turn on your air condition and just go. It’s a little different. The only road going south from Nairobi is not only used by cars. You have to share it with cows, goats, people walking in the middle of the road, and kids riding their bicycles all over the road. Then you actually have to leave that same road and kinda go off-road. From that point on you have to make your way through all kinds of empty river beds, over little hills, and you know you should have passed breakfast, because the dirt roads are more than just a little bumpy. Every now and then you have to stop for 10 minutes, because a cow herd is crossing the road and a little Maasai kid is trying to hold ‘em all together.

Then, after 4 hours driving on bumpy dirt roads all of a sudden there is Meto. The last village at the end of the dirt road. You kinda know before you get there, that there must be a village, because tons of kids are all of a sudden all over the place, coming right out of the bush. Waving at you, screaming, yelling, running… you know, you arrived.

Once you are in Meto there is pretty much nothing. The next bigger village is 2 hours away. There is no gas station, no auto repair place, no supermarket. Means, you gotta be prepared. And…you don’t wanna have a flat tire. Because, to get it fixed, you have to drive 2 hours to that bigger village where you might get a new tire. Maybe. And obviously you need to get enough gas before you leave Nairobi. Enough gas to make it there and all the way back…

It’s the people of Meto that make the place so amazing. And that’s why we are so thankful that Meto is finally becoming a thriving village. That’s why we are so excited that y’all helped us making it possible for the Maasai to have a well in their village. They don’t have to walk to Tanzania anymore to get water. 10 miles one way – over forever. The little girls that were responsible for collecting water can go to school now, they won’t be late anymore, because they had to wait in line for getting water from that dirty pipeline in the mountains. It is so amazing that they have their own water now. Water that is clean, drinkable, and especially safe to drink! Thank y’all so much for making that possible!

Going to Africa is like going to a different world. The smells are different, the food is totally not like the food we are used to, and even the landscapes are crazy different – just beautiful. It is an amazing country. There is so much to see, explore, and experience. The people are so friendly and welcoming, it’s almost like Southern hospitality… but in a different way:)

If you haven’t been to Africa, you definitely need to go. Maybe with us. Next year or so. We will see. But for now, I was wondering:

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