Pacific Northwest Chapter Calendar of Events

Cynthia Reed, A & K in Africa

June 11, 2008 6-8 PM

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Discover Africa Trade Show

Our show was held at the Museum of History and Industry in Seattle on March 4th. This venue has proven to be very popular with the vendors and agents alike. It's centrally located and easy to get to with lots of parking and a beautiful setting on a canal linking Lake Washington and Lake Union.

The show was well attended by 12 suppliers including our own keynote speaker; they represented 25 companies: Abercrombie & Kent, African Pride, African Latitude, Big Five, CC Africa, Choroa Luxury Safaris, Dinknesh Ethiopia Tours, Express Travel Group, Fazendin Portfolio, Heritage Hotels, Intrepid Safari Company, Illyria House, Gamewatchers, Porini Camps, Kenya Airways, Kiboko Adventures, Pollman's Tours, Protea Hotels, Primary Sales Consulting, Ranger Safaris, South African Airways, Swain Tours, The Blue Train, Wildland Adventures and our speaker from Eland Maasai.

75 people were well fed by Joseph Barker, the owner of Barker & Sons Catering in Seattle, Washington State.

Joseph Barker and Moses Ole Kinayia

Here's my first picture of Joseph Barker and Moses Ole Kinayia, our keynote speaker

Joseph was the chef for the Seattle Discover Africa show on March 4th. He created an incredible African menu enjoyed by all. We feasted on Salatit Kharshuf (artichoke salad) Nyama Na Irio (Kenyan meat and potatoes) Zanzibar Fish Soup (ala Shompole) El Ham Lahlou (Algerian lamb) Curried Spinach and Peanut Butter Wali Na Nazi (coconut rice) Coup Mount Kenya (mango ice-cream

Moses Ole Kinayia, B.A., MPA-2007, Director, ELAND was our keynote speaker in the absence of James Currie. Moses was born in the Ngong Hills of the Great Rift Valley in Kenya. Mr. Kinayia has a Business Degree from Daystar University, Kenya, and currently completing his Masters Degree in Public Administration at the Institute of Public Service, Seattle University. He is the founder of Eland; see http://elandmaasai.org

Moses talked about why "The Troubles" in Kenya happened; the history and the outcome. Our keynote address was "A Tribute to Kenya" starting with the slide show put together by Kate Daniel and Sarah Fazendin.