My Journey Home to Turkana | Part One: Family, Culture, Food and more.

Added: 2026-05-19

[00:00:08]treasure hunt.

[00:00:10]I long for something new.

[00:00:15]Have you heard the fairies when they sing and dance?

[00:00:21]Oh, I wish it was me.

[00:00:24]Every night when I close my eyes, I see beauty lives in me.

[00:00:41]I know I don't yet know.

[00:00:50]Hello my people. I hope you guys are doing fantastic.

[00:00:54]Welcome to the Loa vlog. So in this vlog, I'll be going home to see my fox in Loa. That's our home. And uh I want to go with you guys. I'm actually going in a few. I not packed this time earlier and it's because I don't always have a lot of I already know what I need to pack when going home. Das sandals, the normal basic items that I need to use.

[00:01:15]So they were in a basket. So say I want to put them in the bags and then we just leave for the airport because I have very um early check in around 5:30 there. Yeah. So I need to really hurry up and then we go. I hope I'll be able to shoot quite a number of stuffs for you guys this time. So many things. I hope so. I'll see what I'll do because previously I' done the same vlog and you guys felt like it was just so it was too brief and I didn't capture so much. Yeah. So this time I'm I don't want to promise but I hope there'll be something. Yeah. So let's get into packing.

[00:02:02]I long for something new.

[00:02:07]Have you heard the fairies when they sing and dance?

[00:02:12]Oh, I wish it was me.

[00:02:16]Every night when I close my eyes, I see beauty lives in me.

[00:02:33]I know I don't yet know it. So I trust you when you say that beauty lives in me, too.

[00:02:57]later. It comes later dear for many of us.

[00:03:06]I promise you that we learn through the wrongs and even the rough can be sweet.

[00:03:19]Just close your eyes and know beauty lives in me.

[00:03:31]I know I don't yet know it. So I trust you when you say say that beauty lives in me too.

[00:03:51]It's going to take some time to get there.

[00:03:58]>> I don't care. I don't care.

[00:04:02]I'm in for the fight.

[00:04:07]It's going to take some time, but I know that beauty lives in me.

[00:04:16]>> I know I don't yet know it. So I trust you when you say you say that beauty lives in me, too.

[00:04:29]Beauty lives in me.

[00:04:33]I know I don't yet know it. So I trust you when you say that beauty lives in me too.

[00:05:39]I have just checked in. See on the other side.

[00:05:49]I'm getting chills when they tell me you're not yourself.

[00:05:56]Trying to move, but it's hard. I'm out of breath.

[00:06:03]Oh, nothing belongs to you in life.

[00:06:14]Oh, the picture of you cuts like a knife.

[00:06:20]We're dead. We're about to take off our food. Whatever we will miss. Got nothing to prove.

[00:06:32]But in the dark, it's starting to.

[00:06:35]Whatever they cause, whatever they do, we're running together. I'll be here for you. Whenever we miss, we find something new.

[00:06:48]But in the dark, I'm starting to missing what's you.

[00:07:00]I see your face. Your mouth looks like mine.

[00:07:07]Pretend to dream. Surrounded by ghosts in white and nothing belongs to you and oh the picture of you whatever they call us whatever they do they're running in cirles circle of wherever we buildings got nothing to prove.

[00:07:41]But in the dark I'm starting to whatever they call us whatever they do.

[00:07:50]>> So I've come to take breakfast is here. I have tea omelette in a little but I just want to start eating energy and then once I'm done with breakfast I'll go and um and shop then go and see my grandma. I don't know whether my daddy told me home. I'm not so sure but I'll go and see her and then later on I'll go home.

[00:08:15]Yeah. But right now let's eat.

[00:08:27]And now I've come to fit an outfit for a traditional wedding that I'll be attending. That is how it looks. It is a Turkana traditional wedding and I'm I'm obsessed. I love it. I love it. I love the fit. I love how it looks.

[00:08:45]I did some little adjustments. I'm going to show you how it will look in full.

[00:08:51]So, we've now come to the supermarket. I want to pick a few items for the farm.

[00:08:55]Like, I'll pick general ones because we'll come back to do the major shopping. So, I just want to pick some food stuffs, a few sanitaries, just anything that I feel like I know I'll I'll need to to feel at home and then we go. So, let me show you what we've picked.

[00:09:15]afraid to say it. I know it took some time.

[00:09:20]Used to read it and press what I was going through.

[00:09:29]But I got stories too.

[00:09:37]The fear of being last night.

[00:09:53]>> I've now come to see my grandma and the sun is so hot. Like literally scorching hot.

[00:10:13]Nancy.

[00:10:15]Nancy.

[00:10:16]Nancy.

[00:10:18]Mom. Am I for you?

[00:10:35]Call your And now we're going home.

[00:11:13]So a question from most of you guys is what happens when it rains over here because we have a lot of sand the soil actually hardens it will slide there's no mop you're likely going to during the dry season than the rainy season. Oh my god.

[00:11:33]Yeah. You're most likely going to get stuck during the dry season because there's a lot of soil. So it's actually the opposite. Yeah. So, let me show you so that you can see what I'm talking about.

[00:12:06]All you want is my hunger.

[00:12:11]All you need is my pain.

[00:12:15]Nothing in between. Never met your lost.

[00:12:25]When you were born, it was thunder.

[00:12:30]Fire lit in the sky as to lead astray.

[00:12:35]Now heavy rain pours out of you and me.

[00:12:42]Come back around.

[00:12:46]Come and ease this obsession for this.

[00:12:58]>> So my people, I'm now back home and everyone is doing amazing. They're doing great. Thank you so much for coming home with me. And right now I want to just um catch up with them, then go eat, shower, and sleep because yesterday I had like 3 hours of sleep. I'll see what else I'm going to uh capture for you. Maybe tomorrow, tomorrow or any other day because I'll be here for quite some time. Yeah. So see you tomorrow.

[00:13:24]So my people, it's the next day and I just want to go take you guys somewhere around last time, but today I'll take you a bit um so this is this is my full outfit of the day. I'm wearing this skirt. I'm going to tag where I got it from. And then this it's a bralette the same place.

[00:13:49]And then I have my accessories are from Kio. And then I have this is watches.

[00:13:54]These brass uh ring right here. And then these shoes here that I'll be wearing tomorrow is from Dada. Sip. I love their service.

[00:14:10]And it's just so amazing because they custom make their shoes and they're just so lovely. Yeah. So that is how I'm looking like. So I will go to the next place. But first, let me show you my friend Nancy and my sister.

[00:14:25]They are here.

[00:14:29]This is Let's have a look.

[00:14:40]And let me show you my hands.

[00:14:44]Hi. All of them are from my dad's side.

[00:14:46]Yeah.

[00:14:48]Yeah. So, let's go to the next place.

[00:14:59]>> Looking back at the good times before it all went down.

[00:15:07]Climbed right up on the hillside.

[00:15:11]A different view of my life. You left me running on and on, but I don't care.

[00:15:22]>> You said goodbye.

[00:15:27]everything.

[00:15:31]But I know you're my ability.

[00:16:02]So, I've come with my sister and I am totally advising here because we look like this. But I'm going to show you where else we will go to. Bye.

[00:16:21]So after and to eat everything but I know you're my liility.

[00:16:44]Yeah.

[00:16:59]sister. Let me go and show you where my school is.

[00:17:06]So, mama, thank you so much.

[00:17:30]Trees are in green, the ocean is gray, sky blue.

[00:17:36]My room is a mess. It could use a hand.

[00:17:39]My favorite TV shows are capturing. I know. Must get it right. Must get back in the fight. This can't be a surprise.

[00:17:53]I think I let a slide. I'm sleep walking through all of my problems. I know I can't make it through. Every night is the same. I keep running fast, left and right, wondering where my head's gone.

[00:18:12]Now I'm sleep walking through all of my problems.

[00:18:22]All of my problems.

[00:18:31]Where did it go? The feeling of thirst, desire to be a rock in my heels. I'm number of poisons in my veins. Guess I got used to avoiding the pain. I know it right.

[00:18:55]>> So from here we start walking.

[00:19:00]I know I can't make it through. Every night is the same. I keep running fast left and right. Wondering where my head's gone now. I'm sleep walking through all of my problems.

[00:19:32]Maybe I need a break. Maybe that's why I fade into this bitter taste.

[00:19:42]I think I >> had a love like that. Why do I feel like that's slowly fading?

[00:19:52]We used to be friends.

[00:19:54]That was way back when you and I, we were a slow burn.

[00:20:01]Oh, we were young, so looked at the world through rosecoled glasses.

[00:20:10]You had your go. Then you met me. Did you let those dreams pass you by?

[00:20:19]I would never blame you if you left.

[00:20:23]No, I won't be the one to hold you back.

[00:20:28]Cuz we can stop the time. It's just the fact. We're not getting younger. We're not getting younger in the bedroom made. I lay wide awake, but I keep losing myself in these dreams. You're right next to me. I can hear you sleep, but I know you're not dreaming of me.

[00:21:03]Guys, we have lost our mics.

[00:21:06]We are very confused.

[00:21:18]guys to be I don't know if you have this kind of of mics.

[00:21:26]So I always I have this back.

[00:21:29]So the magnet should be strong because the other one got lost. We can tell because we would see.

[00:21:40]So we have this one. The goats have the goats wanted to help us. They're here.

[00:21:46]Hi Gies.

[00:21:48]Hi Gies.

[00:21:54]I would never blame you if you love. No, I won't be the one to hold you back. Cuz you can stop the time. It's just a fight.

[00:22:08]Not getting younger.

[00:22:10]Not getting younger.

[00:22:12]I would never blame you if you won't be the one to hold you back. Cuz we can stop the time. It's just the knocking.

[00:22:28]Knocking you knocking you.

[00:22:48]I feel never ever ever never ever ever ever I watch you as I smile. Do you know how much I love you? You put my favorite song on.

[00:23:35]I put my feet up and we just sing along. And I can't help but feeling just loving this moment. Can we stay here forever? I'm loving this moment. Can we stay here?

[00:23:56]If I could stop the time I would stay here forever forever guys.

[00:24:23]You know I'm looking with you. Everything's complete. Do you know how much I love you? I put your favorite song on just to wake you up when I dance around.

[00:24:41]I can't help but feeling just moment. Can we stay here forever? I'm loving this moment.

[00:24:55]Guys, let me show you.

[00:25:12]Forever.

[00:25:15]Forever.

[00:25:20]I'm loving this moment.

[00:25:22]Can we stay here forever?

[00:25:26]I'm loving this moment.

[00:25:28]Can we stay here forever?

[00:25:32]I'm loving this moment.

[00:25:34]Can we stay here forever?

[00:25:38]I'm loving this moment.

[00:25:40]Can we stay here forever?

[00:25:43]>> I'm just loving this moment. Can we stay here forever?

[00:25:50]I'm loving this moment. Can we stay here together?

[00:25:56]If I could stop the time, don't you know that I would just lover.

[00:26:10]So my people have some energy.

[00:26:16]So it has quite a number of things I think.

[00:26:20]Let me just quickly answer some questions that you guys ask. Where do we get the water? You've seen we have a river right there.

[00:26:33]What method of irrigation are they using? Is it the one where I'm not far? Okay, I'll write it for you once I I I I I remember. Yeah. So, every evening or maybe twice a week or something like that. I'm not so sure, but that is what they do. And then She has quite a number of things. Let me run them for you. You see what we have so that you can just have an idea. But generally around here along the river any other place we don't have. So over here like you guys have been seeing you can you didn't see.

[00:27:18]Yeah. So let me run the videos for you so that you can see what we have.

[00:27:28]Never could have been what the future bring. All the highs and lows. Said I'm going to win though. The world might spin.

[00:27:40]Now I'm sitting here like I'm no one. It rains down on me. All the phone calls I'm ignoring. See, I'm a mess. Just trying to guess my way through this.

[00:27:57]Just don't get enough of me.

[00:28:04]Just don't get enough of me.

[00:28:12]Just don't get enough from me.

[00:28:20]Just don't get enough from me.

[00:28:27]Just don't get enough.

[00:28:31]Worry way too much. Got a policy. Didn't bring me luck. Just the honesty now it's all on me if I'm rain and that is actually basically what we have and just a few other things leongrass I think and all those things the one that she said it's no longer macho I'll find someone who will help her grab Now we want to run and catch the sunset.

[00:29:20]What a mama.

[00:29:47]Great.

[00:30:02]And that's the beautiful rain.

[00:30:43]Yeah.

[00:31:13]Game of So, and my people, that marks the end of today. Actually, um, tomorrow I'm going to shoot something. I'll be cooking our traditional meal. So, we will do that tomorrow and I'll see what else we will do. But I'll have to do another vlog covering something else because like I told you, this time I'm here for quite some time. Quite some time. Yeah. So, see you tomorrow.

[00:31:54]So, my people, right now it's in the morning and today is when I told I told you that I'm going to show you how to make our turkana traditional meat. It is called anas. It's a very interesting process. You need a goat already. So I want my uncle to slaughter it. I'm not going to show you process. I don't want to see even it being slaughtered. And then I'm going to show you the process. It's not that hard and the outcome obviously. Yeah.

[00:32:24]I don't know if you can see it.

[00:32:28]I'll see you. I don't want to show you the blood my people but right there you can see my two arms and those gentlemen skin and then we proceed Heat. Heat.

[00:33:34]So now step number two after like into big chunks. Now we're separating the meat from the bone. So even with one single bone, it has to be purely meat. So as you can see over here.

[00:33:54]Yeah. So that is what we doing. And then we cut it and then we put it to boil.

[00:34:08]So as you can see we have these bones right here.

[00:34:15]And then now we have to cut this one into small pieces. So now we want to cut the meat into small pieces. Not so small just some chunks into chunks. So over here we have the bones.

[00:34:27]And like I shown you all the meat and then this is purely there's no even a single bone here.

[00:34:37]And then to ch Ch.

[00:36:26]Call your hab.

[00:36:42]Don't be fooled. You are loved.

[00:36:48]You're loved.

[00:37:14]You are born to love and to be loved.

[00:37:33]So now we have to leave it to boil like for so long. I don't know how long because honestly I've never personally like it to the end. My hands are guiding me. So I have to leave it to boil. I think we add another water. So it's like a process. So, and then when we come back, I'll tell you how long it would have taken and ready.

[00:37:56]I'm going to tell you that. I don't want to cover it.

[00:38:04]And the soup is coming up nicely.

[00:38:12]So, in the soup, we have the lungs. This one he it's called a boy but it's it's not and then some meat and the bones that we had put earlier.

[00:38:27]So we have to leave it to boil kabis. I can't wait to have this soup.

[00:38:38]Okay.

[00:38:43]when I was Oh, so some Good morning.

[00:39:58]The soup is so good.

[00:40:06]So three times three times the same amount of water.

[00:40:12]And this is how it's looking. So you're supposed to use this what I'm using. Let me show you. I don't know how you guys call this. Yeah. 20 ken. I didn't call it bouvet.

[00:40:25]Yeah.

[00:40:34]Very very very fine.

[00:41:06]So at this stage my hand is helping me because it gets a bit hard and here in the gets a bit hard but it's there. It's actually there. Not even almost. It's It's It's completely dry.

[00:41:20]It's completely dry. Dry dry dry dry.

[00:41:24]We only have a few big chunks, but we can work with that.

[00:41:30]So, it's now ready. We want to put it aside and let it cool down. But let me show you how it looks like finally final final final part.

[00:42:03]So my people that is the final outcome and it tastes amazing. It has taken us like 6 hours to make it for until it was ready. And it is so good. I don't know how to describe it. So, you can put it in a hairtight container, lock it up, and have it for as long as as you can because it's dry. It won't go bad. But just the same way you preserve anything dry. I'm sorry there's a lot of wind.

[00:42:29]Yeah. So, that marks the end of today's video. I feel like I should close the video right now because I don't want it to be too long. like I'll prefer posting small, manageable uh vlogs that you guys can binge on. So, I'll see you on the next one, my loves.

[00:42:42]So, thank you so much for being here.

[00:42:44]Thank you for watching. Thank you so much for being part of my journey. I really appreciate each one of you. I'll see you on the next one and enjoy your week.