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Massai shepherd
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A Massai child shepherd at Ngorongoro Crater entrance, waiting for tourists to show up.
The only English word he knows is "sweets", but it would be best not to give him any, as dental care in local village is nearly non-existence, cavity at his age almost guarantee him to be teeth-less when he reach his 40s. Instead, we give them jerky and and polaroid photo, just something for him to remember us.
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A Massai child shepherd at Ngorongoro Crater entrance, waiting for tourists to show up.
The only English word he knows is "sweets", but it would be best not to give him any, as dental care in local village is nearly non-existence, cavity at his age almost guarantee him to be teeth-less when he reach his 40s. Instead, we give them jerky and and polaroid photo, just something for him to remember us.
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