Warrior princess
Subtitle: my quest to become the first female Maasai warrior
By: Mindy Budgor
Published: 2013
Language: eng
Number of pages: 273
ISBN-13: 9780762786039
Subjects: Sex role; Maasai (African people); Social conditions; Women soldiers; Maasai Women; Wars
Description: While waiting for her business school applications to go through, Mindy Budgor decided to volunteer in Africa, helping build schools and hospitals in the Maasai Mara. When living and working with the Maasai, Mindy asked the chief why there are no women warriors. He responded that women are not strong enough or brave enough. Mindy immediately realized her calling and began her adventure to become the first female Maasai warrior.
Table of contents: title: The itch; title: Habari!; title: Sealing the deal; title: Two for the road; title: New York to Nairobi; title: Into the bush; title: Warrior bootcamp; title: Trekking & target practice; title: Braiding hair & drinking blood; title: Playing hooky; title: Hunger; title: The rhino clan; title: The tribes gather; title: Passing the torch; title: A double-edge sword.