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Ann's Story: The Incredible Story of a Maasai Girl Beating the Odds

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Ann's Story: The Incredible Story of a Maasai Girl Beating the Odds   Ann at the head of the table   During my African travels I experienced many incredible adventures and encounters, I also met some amazing people. One person's story among all of these rose above the rest as truly inspirational. Ann is a nature guide at the exclusive Kichwa Tembo camp just at the Masai Mara Conservation Area in Kenya. As we gathered for lunch after a morning game drive she came in to greet us all in full Maasai dress and to give us a talk on the Maasai culture.  I was already impressed after her intro into traditional Maasai culture, history, and traditions, but when she answered a question about her own story I was blown away. I jotted a lot of it down shortly after so I could remember it as accurately as possible because it may inspire others out there as well.  Ann's Story: She was born a girl to a big Maasai family. Ann had three mothers (Maasai men typically marry ...