They immediately started training me in different areas: hotel and hospitality, office work, mechanics, and driving. Guiding itself was a huge subject: it comprises a wide variety of fields like walking safaris, mountain climbing, bird watching, mammal knowledge, trees, wildflowers, geology, archaeology, anthropology, and, of course, first aid. It took me several years but during this time I learned so much – with the incredible fortune of learning at the hands of and meeting many internationally renowned conservationists, anthropologists, and archaeologists. I consider myself very lucky to have passed through those hands.
I also attended Mount Meru College in Wildlife Studies. After graduating, I gained my driver’s license and from there I officially became a tour guide! I love seeing the difference between meeting new clients at the airport and waving goodbye at the same place. In the beginning, they are total strangers. However, under my guidance they leave our country and leave a piece of their heart here by admitting that this country is one of their favorites.
I joined Easy Travel in July 1998. I sent my application to five different travel companies which all had welcomed me to join, but I chose to work with Easy Travel. They were a medium-size company, well-organized, and friendly. I immediately liked the boss’s sense of humour and found him to be very approachable.
I also got the opportunity to learn Chinese through Easy Travel. People usually describe me as being very honest, easygoing, and caring. I have been married for the past 26 years and I have three children: two boys and one girl. My oldest son is 25, my second son is 23, and my youngest is a girl of 9. We live in the Muriet district which is about 6 kilometres south of Arusha.
Serengeti National Park. The habitat is so spread out, and by visiting this park, I can explore a multitude of wildlife. Serengeti has the richest biodiversity and ecosystem with an incredible number of cats: over 3000 lions, 9000 spotted hyenas, 1500 leopards, and 600 cheetahs. There’s also the great wildebeest migration, which is a unique phenomenon that happens nowhere else in the world!
The African Elephant. The elephant is the keystone species that opens new habitats for other creatures and helps reshape the land. Without them, most places in Africa would be impenetrable. As a result, elephants save the lives of many wild animals, so they are a very important animal in the wild. Elephants are also very intelligent – they can dig for water during dry season and create a well unlike other animals who depend on the open holes.
Plain cooked banana and meat stew. My favourite kind of banana is a local variety known as ‘matoke’. This is our traditional food and it is very popular in parts of Tanzania.
I like sports, especially soccer. I’m a fan of Liverpool Football Club from the English Premier League, and the Dar Es Salaam Young African Club in our local league.
My favorite television shows are Planet Earth and National Geographic Wild. As a nature lover I really enjoy them and I still learn many things on top of the knowledge I already have regarding animals, birds, and geography.
I love Bob Marley and the Wailers. I also really like country music like Don Williams and Jim Reeves.
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