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Wandering Warrior

Masai warrior, Mpeti Ole Surum (Tom Surum) moves to the United States to act as a cultural ambassador for Kenya. He performs in schools and universities across the United Sates. He also shares what he has learned of America with young Masai in Kenya.

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  • "Masai warrior, Mpeti Ole Surum (Tom Surum) moves to the United States to act as a cultural ambassador for Kenya. He performs in schools and universities across the United Sates. He also shares what he has learned of America with young Masai in Kenya."@en
  • "In 1983, at the age of 19, Masai warrior Mpeti Ole Surum, left his homeland in Southern Kenya, initially over the protest of his father, to attend school and learn the English language, an opportunity unknown to others in his village. He entered the first grade, changed his name to "Tom" and graduated three years later with an eighth grade education , able to read and write in English. Tom took a job at Keekorok Lodge, a resort owned by the United Touring Company (UTC), Kenya's largest tourist agency located in the Masai Mara Game Reserve. He worked several different positions, but he made an impression on the guests when he began speaking about Maasai culture. Tom ultimately moved to the United States where he began acting as a cultural ambassador for Kenya. He performs in schools and universities across the country and also shares what he has learned about American culture with young Masai in Kenya."
  • "Masai warrior, Mpeti Ole Surum (Tom Surum) moves to the United States to act as a cultural ambassador for Kenya. He performs in schools and universities across the United States. He also shares what he has learned of America with young Masai in Kenya."@en
  • "En 1983, à l'âge de 19 ans, le guerrier Massaï Mpeti Ole Surum a quitté sa région natale du sud du Kenya. Il a choisi d'aller à l'école et d'apprendre l'anglais. Mpeti avait rencontré des touristes américains lors d'un safari au Kenya qui l'avaient alors encouragé à réfléchir sur ses perspectives d'avenir. Mais son père l'a battu et lui a jeté un sort sur lui à à sa sortie de l'école. Mpeti a dû alors persuader le chef de son village de parler en son nom et de convaincre son père. Mpeti est entré en première année à 19 ans, a pris comme son nom "Tom" et a obtenu un diplôme trois ans plus tard, sachant lire et écrire en anglais. Les Massaïs possèdent une grande fierté et le respect de soi. Selon la tradition Massaï, le guerrier gagne ses privilèges en réussissant des épreuves spéciales. Tom a connu une série de rituels au cours de sa vie de guerrier, y compris la circoncision à l'âge de 15 ans. La plus noble réalisation d'un guerrier est la chasse d'un lion. Tom en a tué deux. Tom a pris un emploi à Keekorok Lodge, une station appartenant à la United Touring Company (UTC), le plus grand organisme de tourisme situé dans la Maasai Mara Game Reserve. Il a travaillé comme gardien, délégué syndical, vendeur et gérant de la boutique de cadeaux. Mais il a fait grande impression sur les visiteurs quand il a commencé à parler de la culture Massaï. Dans les mois suivants, le guerrier nomade est devenu un conférencier recherché, artiste et vedette des talk show."
  • "This is a unique story of a leap across cultural boundaries as a Masai warrior from the pastoral valleys of southern Kenya adapts to life on the fast track in suburban Massachusetts. At age nineteen, Masai warrior Mpeti Ole Surum, met an American tourist on a safari in Kenya. This meeting changed his life forever. The American encouraged him to get an education and learn about the world beyond his valley. Changing his name to "Tom," he went to school and learned to read and write English. For several years he held different jobs at a resort, where he impressed guests by speaking about the Masai culture. Possessed of the courage and strength needed to kill lions, he also had the talent of a natural showman. Sent abroad to encourage tourism, Tom quickly became a sought after lecturer, entertainer and talk show guest. Today he has several agents booking his performances at schools and universities across the United States. Even the most complacent high school students sit up and take notice when Tom bellows tribal incantations across the stage while dressed in full hunting regalia. A self -styled cultural ambassador, Tom also shares what he has learned of America with young Masai. While he partakes of the bounty of American life, including Armani suits, a luxury car, and credit cards, he is still strongly attached to his tribe and its traditions."
  • "In 1983, at the age of 19, Maasai warrior Mpeti Ole Surum left his homeland in Southern Kenya. He left his cattle, sheep and goats. He moved from the community where he lived among other warriors to attend school and learn the English language; an opportunity unknown to others in his village."@en
  • "In 1983, at the age of 19, Masai warrior Mpeti Ole Surum, left his homeland in Southern Kenya, initially over the protest of his father, to attend school and learn the English language, an opportunity unknown to others in his village. He entered the first grade, changed his name to "Tom" and graduated three years later with an eighth grade education, able to read and write in English. Tom took a job at Keekorok Lodge, a resort owned by the United Touring Company (UTC), Kenya's largest tourist agency located in the Masai Mara Game Reserve. He worked several different positions, but he made an impression on the guests when he began speaking about Masai culture. Tom ultimately moved to the United States where he began acting as a cultural ambassador for Kenya. He performs in schools and universities across the country and also shares what he has learned about American culture with young Masai in Kenya."@en
  • "In 1983, at the age of 19, Masai warrior Mpeti Ole Surum, left his homeland in Southern Kenya, initially over the protest of his father, to attend school and learn the English language, an opportunity unknown to others in his village. He entered the first grade, changed his name to "Tom" and graduated three years later with an eighth grade education, able to read and write in English. Tom took a job at Keekorok Lodge, a resort owned by the United Touring Company (UTC), Kenya's largest tourist agency located in the Masai Mara Game Reserve. He worked several different positions, but he made an impression on the guests when he began speaking about Maasai culture. Tom ultimately moved to the United States where he began acting as a cultural ambassador for Kenya. He performs in schools and universities across the country and also shares what he has learned about American culture with young Masai in Kenya."@en

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  • "Nonfiction films"@en
  • "Nonfiction films"
  • "Biographical films"@en
  • "Encoded moving images"
  • "Encoded moving images"@en
  • "Ethnographic films"@en
  • "Documentary films"@en
  • "Documentary"@en
  • "Biography"@en
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