{"id":3732,"date":"2023-02-01T22:46:22","date_gmt":"2023-02-01T22:46:22","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/ornbardur.com\/?p=3732"},"modified":"2023-02-01T22:46:22","modified_gmt":"2023-02-01T22:46:22","slug":"heim-til-afriku","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/ornbardur.com\/?p=3732","title":{"rendered":"Heim til Afr\u00edku!"},"content":{"rendered":"\n

eftir \u00d6rn B\u00e1r\u00f0 J\u00f3nsson<\/em><\/p>\n\n\n\n

Flestar lj\u00f3smyndirnar t\u00f3k \u00e9g sj\u00e1lfur nema \u00fe\u00e6r sem \u00e9g get um s\u00e9rstakletga a\u00f0 eigi s\u00e9r annan uppruna. Skissurnar teikna\u00f0i \u00e9g me\u00f0 bleki og lita\u00f0i svo me\u00f0 vatnslitum.<\/em><\/p>\n\n\n\n

YFIRSKRIFT \u00feessarar fer\u00f0as\u00f6gu kann a\u00f0 hlj\u00f3ma villandi: “Heim til Afr\u00edku” en undarleg var h\u00fan, tilfinningin sem fylgdi \u00fev\u00ed a\u00f0 standa \u00e1 sl\u00e9ttum Ken\u00fdu, \u00ed \u00fej\u00f3\u00f0gar\u00f0inum Masai Mara og finna \u00ed eigin s\u00e1l og sinni, \u00feessa s\u00e9rst\u00f6ku, tilvistarlegu upplifun:<\/p>\n\n\n\n

H\u00c9R \u00c1 L\u00cdFI\u00d0 HEIMA,<\/p>\n\n\n\n

H\u00c9\u00d0AN ER TEGUNDIN MA\u00d0UR, HOMO SAPIENS, KOMINN!<\/p>\n\n\n\n

H\u00c9\u00d0AN ER \u00c9G!!!<\/p>\n\n\n\n

H\u00c9\u00d0AN ERT \u00de\u00da!!!<\/p>\n\n\n\n

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Frj\u00e1lslega fari\u00f0 me\u00f0 st\u00e6r\u00f0ir og form me\u00f0 \u00feessari teikningu.
Gr\u00edraffi og lj\u00f3n \u00ed Afr\u00edku, lundi og lamb \u00e1 \u00cdslandi.<\/em><\/figcaption><\/figure>\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n

Afr\u00edka er \u00f3gnarst\u00f3r<\/p>\n\n\n\n

\u00e6t\u00ed\u00f0 sk\u00edn \u00fear s\u00f3lin.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Umlykur \u00cdsland saltur sj\u00f3r<\/p>\n\n\n\n

oftast snj\u00f3r um j\u00f3lin.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

A\u00f0 fara \u00fear um og sj\u00e1 villt d\u00fdr \u00e1 s\u00ednum heimavelli \u00ed b\u00f3kstaflegum skilningi er st\u00f3rkostleg upplifun.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

\u00c9g haf\u00f0i slegist \u00ed f\u00f6r me\u00f0 dr. Kjartani J\u00f3nssyni, fv. s\u00f3knarpresti \u00ed Tjarnarprestakalli \u00ed Hafnarfir\u00f0i. Hann var \u00e1 s\u00ednum yngri \u00e1rum kristnibo\u00f0i \u00ed Pokot-h\u00e9ra\u00f0i \u00ed N-Ken\u00fdu \u00ed 12 \u00e1r, \u00e1samt konu sinni, Vald\u00edsi Magn\u00fasd\u00f3ttur, en \u00feau komu heim fyrir t\u00e6pum 30 \u00e1rum.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Vi\u00f0 vorum 8 sem fylltum h\u00f3pinn sem hann leiddi um sl\u00f3\u00f0ir \u00edslensks kristnibo\u00f0s \u00ed Pokot. \u00cd h\u00f3pnum voru prestar og leikmenn, konur og karlar.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

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Sn\u00f6ggso\u00f0in skissa af einstaklingum \u00ed h\u00f3pnum sem be\u00f0nir eru a\u00f0 taka viljann fyrir verki\u00f0.<\/em><\/figcaption><\/figure>\n\n\n\n

Vi\u00f0 flugum til London 9. jan\u00faar, gistum \u00fear eina n\u00f3tt og h\u00e9ldum svo \u00e1fram me\u00f0 British Airlines \u00e1 v\u00e6ngjum brei\u00f0\u00feotu sem tekur h\u00e1tt \u00e1 4. hundra\u00f0 manns. Flugi\u00f0 til Nairobi t\u00f3k um 8 stundir en t\u00edmamunur er a\u00f0eins 3 t\u00edmar \u00fev\u00ed h\u00f6fu\u00f0borgin er ekki lengra \u00ed austri en sem nemur 3 stundum \u00e1 t\u00edmabeltinu.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

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A\u00f0 sitja \u00ed 8 t\u00edma \u00e1 sama sta\u00f0 krefst verkefna: a\u00f0 lesa \u00ed b\u00f3k, teikna, tala vi\u00f0 sessunautinn og svo er afar mikilv\u00e6gt, s\u00e9rstaklega fyrir fullor\u00f0na, a\u00f0 standa upp \u00e1 klukkustundar fresti og ganga um til a\u00f0 fyrirbyggja a\u00f0 bl\u00f3\u00f0tappar myndist \u00ed f\u00f3tleggjum.<\/em><\/figcaption><\/figure>\n\n\n\n

\u00cd h\u00f6fu\u00f0borginni Nairobi var margt a\u00f0 sko\u00f0a vi\u00f0 upphaf fer\u00f0ar og lok<\/h2>\n\n\n\n

Vi\u00f0 komum okkur fyrir \u00e1 Scripture Mission Conference Center, sko\u00f0u\u00f0um h\u00f6fu\u00f0borgina fyrsta daginn, heims\u00f3ttum m.a. merkilegan sta\u00f0 \u00fear sem einst\u00e6\u00f0ar m\u00e6\u00f0ur vinna vi\u00f0 a\u00f0 gera perlur \u00far leir, lita og glerja og setja \u00fe\u00e6r saman \u00ed h\u00e1lsfestar, armb\u00f6nd og anna\u00f0 skart. \u00de\u00e6r hafa launa\u00f0a vinnu. Listsk\u00f6pun \u00feeirra er einkar f\u00f6gur og svo hafa \u00fe\u00e6r eignast n\u00fdtt l\u00edf fyrir m\u00e1tt tr\u00faarinnar og k\u00e6rleiks\u00fej\u00f3nustu kirkjunnar f\u00f3lks.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

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Perlur m\u00f3ta\u00f0ar \u00far leir, gata\u00f0ar, m\u00e1la\u00f0ar, glerja\u00f0ar og svo brenndar.<\/em><\/figcaption><\/figure>\n\n\n\n
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Litr\u00edk listsk\u00f6pun kvennanna heilla\u00f0i okkur \u00f6ll.
Tekjur af s\u00f6lu starfsins standa undir launakostna\u00f0i starfsf\u00f3lks og rekstri. <\/em><\/figcaption><\/figure>\n\n\n\n

Borgin Nairobi er fj\u00f6lmenn en yfir f\u00f3lkinu, \u00fear og l\u00edka til sveita, me\u00f0fram \u00fej\u00f3\u00f0vegum og hvar sem vi\u00f0 komum, var einhver s\u00e9rst\u00f6k reisn, r\u00f3legheit \u00ed fasi og hreyfingum.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Tignarlegir g\u00edraffar m\u00e6ttu okkur \u00ed gar\u00f0inum sem vi\u00f0 heims\u00f3ttum \u00ed h\u00f6fiu\u00f0borginni. \u00dear eru g\u00f6ngubr\u00fdr \u00ed r\u00e9ttri h\u00e6\u00f0 svo gestir geti veri\u00f0 \u00ed “talf\u00e6ri” vi\u00f0 h\u00e1lslanga vi\u00f0m\u00e6lendur og gefi\u00f0 \u00feeim gott \u00ed gogginn.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

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\u00d6ll b\u00f6rn vilja nammi!<\/em><\/figcaption><\/figure>\n\n\n\n

Haldi\u00f0 af sta\u00f0 nor\u00f0ur til Pokot og yfir mi\u00f0baug<\/h2>\n\n\n\n

Fimmtudaginn 12. jan\u00faar l\u00f6g\u00f0um vi\u00f0 upp fr\u00e1 Nairobi og \u00f3kum nor\u00f0ur til Pokot. S\u00fa fer\u00f0 t\u00f3k um 11 t\u00edma og vi\u00f0 \u00e1\u00f0um einu sinni \u00e1 Midland Hotel \u00ed Nakuru og neyttum g\u00f3\u00f0s matar og n\u00fdttum okkur salernisa\u00f0st\u00e6\u00f0ur. <\/p>\n\n\n\n

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Gr\u00f3\u00f0ur \u00e1 l\u00f3\u00f0 h\u00f3telsins \u00fear sem vi\u00f0 sn\u00e6ddum og v\u00edsa um vatnskerfi\u00f0 \u00e1 salernum \u00feess.<\/em><\/figcaption><\/figure>\n\n\n\n

Vi\u00f0 komum til Kapeng\u00far\u00eda um kv\u00f6ldi\u00f0 og komum okkur fyrir \u00ed tveimur h\u00fasum.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

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Anna\u00f0 h\u00fasanna sem vi\u00f0 gistum \u00ed \u00ed Kapeng\u00far\u00eda. Ve\u00f0ri\u00f0 var ind\u00e6lt, hiti \u00e1 daginn 23-32 gr\u00e1\u00f0ur en svalt um n\u00e6tur 12-14 gr\u00e1\u00f0ur. Gr\u00f3skumiki\u00f0 umhverfi og t\u00e6r stj\u00f6rnumhiminn a\u00f0 n\u00e6turlagi.<\/em><\/figcaption><\/figure>\n\n\n\n

Vi\u00f0 heims\u00f3ttum safn um stj\u00f3rnm\u00e1las\u00f6gu og sko\u00f0u\u00f0um \u00fear hef\u00f0bundin \u00edveruh\u00fas f\u00f3lks til sveita, hringlaga kofa og einnig s\u00e1um vi\u00f0 fangaklefa \u00fear sem forystumenn \u00ed stj\u00f3rnarandst\u00f6\u00f0u voru \u00ed haldi \u00e1 t\u00edmum Breta. \u00dear var klefi merktur Jomo Kenyatta sem s\u00ed\u00f0ar var\u00f0 forseti.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

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Klass\u00edskur kofi<\/em>.<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n\n\n\n
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Klefadyr Kenyatta<\/em><\/figcaption><\/figure>\n\n\n\n
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Klefinn, \u00fe\u00e6gindalaus, me\u00f0 myndum og fr\u00f3\u00f0leik um fangann.<\/em><\/figcaption><\/figure>\n\n\n\n

Biskupsstofa og h\u00f6fu\u00f0st\u00f6\u00f0var L\u00fathersku kirkjunnar \u00ed Pokot<\/h2>\n\n\n\n

F\u00f6studaginn 13. jan\u00faar m\u00e6ttum vi\u00f0 \u00ed mi\u00f0st\u00f6\u00f0 L\u00fathersku kirkjunnar \u00e1 s\u00f6mu l\u00f3\u00f0 og hittum \u00fear ritara biskupsd\u00e6misins, Paul a\u00f0 nafni. Hann sag\u00f0i fr\u00e1 starfinu \u00e1 sinni skrifstofu sem \u00fe\u00e6tti n\u00fa varla bo\u00f0leg heima \u00e1 Fr\u00f3ni. \u00cd umd\u00e6mi hans starfa prestar, dj\u00e1knar og pr\u00e9dikarar, samtals um 140 manns.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

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Paul, ritari biskupsd\u00e6misins og a\u00f0sto\u00f0arma\u00f0ur hans, t\u00f3ku \u00e1 m\u00f3ti okkur fyrsta daginn \u00ed Kapeng\u00far\u00eda<\/em><\/figcaption><\/figure>\n\n\n\n

Heims\u00f3knir \u00ed s\u00f6fnu\u00f0i \u00e1 skrauf\u00feurrum sv\u00e6\u00f0um og \u00f6\u00f0rum i\u00f0jagr\u00e6num<\/h2>\n\n\n\n

N\u00e6stu daga heims\u00f3ttum vi\u00f0 \u00fdmsa s\u00f6fnu\u00f0i \u00ed h\u00e9ra\u00f0inu og hittum heimaf\u00f3lk sem alls sta\u00f0ar t\u00f3k okkur opnum \u00f6rmum og af stakri gestrisni, bau\u00f0 upp\u00e1 einfaldan mat, h\u00e6nsnakj\u00f6t \u00ed so\u00f0i \u00e1samt ugaly<\/em> sem er r\u00e9ttur ger\u00f0ur \u00far ma\u00eds. Til er spari\u00fatg\u00e1fa af sama r\u00e9tti \u00far hirsi sem vi\u00f0 fengum einnig a\u00f0 smakka \u00e1. Vi\u00f0 fengum sama r\u00e9ttinn \u00e1 \u00f6llum st\u00f6\u00f0um \u00e1samt vatni \u00e1 fl\u00f6skum og s\u00e6tum gosdrykkjum. \u00deau g\u00e1fu \u00fea\u00f0 besta sem \u00feau \u00e1ttu. Bo\u00f0i\u00f0 var upp\u00e1 hand\u00fevott fyrir matinn. Innf\u00e6ddur kom me\u00f0 vaskafat me\u00f0 s\u00e1pu og annar vatn \u00ed k\u00f6nnu til a\u00f0 skola hendur a\u00f0 \u00fevotti loknum. Handh\u00e6gt og einfalt og \u00e1n allra p\u00edpulagna.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

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H\u00e6nsnakj\u00f6t, ugali og gosdrykkir. <\/em>
Gestrisni var hvarvetna s\u00fdnd af h\u00e1lfu heimamanna.<\/em><\/figcaption><\/figure>\n\n\n\n
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Skyndiskissur af f\u00f3lki vi\u00f0 dagleg st\u00f6rf.<\/em><\/figcaption><\/figure>\n\n\n\n

\u00derekvirki S\u00cdK og L\u00fathersku kirkjunnar \u00ed Ken\u00fdu<\/h2>\n\n\n\n

Samband \u00edslenskra kristnibo\u00f0sf\u00e9laga, S\u00cdK, hefur unni\u00f0 \u00ferekvirki \u00ed Ken\u00fdu. \u00dear hafa starfa\u00f0 margir kristnibo\u00f0ar og nefna m\u00e1 hj\u00f3nin Sk\u00fala Svavarsson og Kjellr\u00fanu, Ragnar Gunnarsson og Hr\u00f6nn Sigur\u00f0ard\u00f3ttur og svo okkar mann, Kjartan J\u00f3nsson og konu hans Vald\u00edsi Magn\u00fasd\u00f3ttur.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Kjartani var alls sta\u00f0ar fagna\u00f0 sem h\u00f6f\u00f0ingja og hann tala\u00f0i til f\u00f3lks \u00ed kirkjunum \u00e1 reiprennandi swahili. F\u00f3lk hr\u00f3pa\u00f0i: Kjartan, Kjartan og fagna\u00f0i honum innilega. Hann hitti unga menn sem voru or\u00f0nir pr\u00e9dikarar e\u00f0a prestar og hann haf\u00f0i sk\u00edrt sem b\u00f6rn.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

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Kjartan talar swahili og heimama\u00f0ur t\u00falkar \u00e1 m\u00e1ll\u00fdsku.
Konur syngja og eru r\u00e1\u00f0andi \u00ed t\u00f3nlist innan margra safna\u00f0a.<\/em><\/figcaption><\/figure>\n\n\n\n

H\u00e9r koma uppl\u00fdsingar um starf \u00ed biskupsd\u00e6mi Evangelical Lutheran Church of Kenya \u00ed NV-biskupsd\u00e6mi en \u00fea\u00f0 er reki\u00f0 m.a. me\u00f0 stu\u00f0ningi fr\u00e1 Noregi og \u00cdslandi.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Stofna\u00f0ir hafa veri\u00f0 306 s\u00f6fnu\u00f0ir og \u00fear starfa:<\/p>\n\n\n\n

78 prestar<\/p>\n\n\n\n

27 dj\u00e1knar<\/p>\n\n\n\n

37 pr\u00e9dikarar<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Bygg\u00f0ir hafa veri\u00f0 150 grunnsk\u00f3lar og<\/p>\n\n\n\n

34 framhaldssk\u00f3lar.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Flestir safna\u00f0anna byrju\u00f0u undir tr\u00e9 \u00fear sem kristnibo\u00f0inn hitti nokkra \u00e1heyrendur og sag\u00f0i fr\u00e1 Jes\u00fa Kristi. Aftur og aftur heims\u00f3tti kristnibo\u00f0inn h\u00f3pinn undir sama tr\u00e9nu, \u00f3k oftast \u00e1 skellin\u00f6\u00f0ru margra k\u00edl\u00f3metra lei\u00f0 eftir hol\u00f3ttum vegum \u00ed steikjandi hita til a\u00f0 hitta f\u00f3lk sem vildi heyra gle\u00f0it\u00ed\u00f0indin um Jes\u00fa fr\u00e1 Nazaret.
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Noregur og \u00cdsland hafa hj\u00e1lpast a\u00f0 vi\u00f0 fj\u00e1rm\u00f6gnun starfsins.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

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Gle\u00f0i skein \u00far augum f\u00f3lksins, lj\u00f3si\u00f0 eina sem l\u00fdst hefur upp s\u00e1lirnar og gefi\u00f0 \u00feeim n\u00fdja s\u00fdn \u00e1 l\u00edfi\u00f0, n\u00fdtt l\u00edf \u00ed Jes\u00fa Kristi.<\/em><\/figcaption><\/figure>\n\n\n\n
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Litr\u00edkur kl\u00e6\u00f0na\u00f0ur, listfengi og reisn yfir f\u00f3lki.<\/em><\/figcaption><\/figure>\n\n\n\n

N\u00fa hafa veri\u00f0 bygg\u00f0 m\u00f6rg kirkjuh\u00fas og vi\u00f0 fengum a\u00f0 sj\u00e1 nokkur \u00feeirra og hitta \u00fear syngjandi f\u00f3lk sem geisla\u00f0i af gle\u00f0i yfir \u00fev\u00ed a\u00f0 hafa \u00f6\u00f0last tr\u00fa og n\u00fdja l\u00edfss\u00fdn me\u00f0 ferskum vi\u00f0mi\u00f0um og l\u00edfsm\u00e1ta sem byggir \u00e1 k\u00e6rleika Gu\u00f0s. S\u00fa upplifun var hr\u00edfandi og vi\u00f0, \u00cdslendingarnir, sungum saman \u00e1 hverjum sta\u00f0, sunnudagask\u00f3las\u00f6ngva eins og s\u00f6nginn um elsku Gu\u00f0s sem er svo h\u00e1 og dj\u00fap og brei\u00f0 a\u00f0 enginn kemst \u00fat \u00far henni og ennfremur s\u00f6nginn g\u00f3\u00f0a, Daginn \u00ed dag . . . ger\u00f0i Drottinn Gu\u00f0.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

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Sungi\u00f0 var yfir okkur \u00e1 hverjum sta\u00f0 og vi\u00f0 sungum s\u00f6ngva fyrir \u00feau \u00far barnastarfinu heima.<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n\n\n\n
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Gle\u00f0in og fegur\u00f0in skein \u00far augum \u00feessa drengs sem naut \u00feess a\u00f0 hafa hattinn minn \u00e1 h\u00f6f\u00f0i s\u00e9r.<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n\n\n\n
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Sn\u00e6tt \u00ed \u00fer\u00f6ngu r\u00fdmi en fyrir utan var f\u00f3lk a\u00f0 st\u00f6rfum \u00ed skugga trj\u00e1nna.<\/em><\/figcaption><\/figure>\n\n\n\n
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Ugali, lj\u00f3st og d\u00f6kkt, k\u00f3k, kj\u00faklingur og gr\u00e6nmeti.<\/em><\/figcaption><\/figure>\n\n\n\n

L\u00fatherska kirkjan \u00ed Ken\u00fdu hefur byggt um 100 grunnsk\u00f3la og 20 framhaldssk\u00f3la og \u00fear af hefur S\u00cdK safna\u00f0 fyrir 16 grunnsk\u00f3lum og 12 framhaldssk\u00f3lum. Eins og fyrr segir eru s\u00f6fnu\u00f0urnir or\u00f0nir 288 og flestir eiga \u00feeir s\u00edna kirkjubyggingu. Vi\u00f0 sko\u00f0u\u00f0um m.a. tv\u00e6r kirkjur sem gefnar hafa veri\u00f0 hvor fyrir sig af tvennum \u00edslenskum hj\u00f3num.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

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\u00deessi kirkja var gefin af \u00edslenskum prestshj\u00f3num
og tekur h\u00fan l\u00edlega 6-700 manns.<\/em><\/figcaption><\/figure>\n\n\n\n

\u00c1 kv\u00f6ldin \u00ed Kapeng\u00far\u00eda, \u00fear sem vi\u00f0 gistum \u00ed tveimur h\u00fasum, hittumst vi\u00f0 og h\u00f6f\u00f0um andakt hvert kv\u00f6ld, l\u00e1sum hugvekju \u00far b\u00f3k eftir s\u00e9ra Karl Sigurbj\u00f6rnsson, biskup, b\u00e1\u00f0um saman og rifju\u00f0um upp \u00fea\u00f0 sem bar fyrir augu \u00feann daginn og horf\u00f0um fram til n\u00e6sta dags. Kv\u00f6ldin voru myrk vi\u00f0 mi\u00f0baug og himinninn stj\u00f6rnum pr\u00fdddur.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

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Heimamenn tala og fagna Kjartani og h\u00f3pnum
og hann \u00e1varpar safna\u00f0arf\u00f3lki\u00f0.<\/em><\/figcaption><\/figure>\n\n\n\n

Vi\u00f0 h\u00f6f\u00f0um flest teki\u00f0 me\u00f0 okkur fatna\u00f0 a\u00f0 heiman til a\u00f0 skilja eftir og \u00ed Pokot gl\u00f6ddust margir yfir g\u00f3\u00f0um gj\u00f6fum. \u00deakkl\u00e6ti\u00f0 skein \u00far augum og \u00ed sumum tilfellum steig f\u00f3lk dans \u00ed gle\u00f0i sinni.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

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\u00cd Propoi og v\u00ed\u00f0ar st\u00f6rfu\u00f0u Sk\u00fali Svavarsson og Kjellr\u00fan, Ragnar Gunnarsson og Hr\u00f6nn og Kjartan og Vald\u00eds. \u00c1 pr\u00e9dikunarst\u00f3linn \u00ed Propoi eru ritu\u00f0 \u00feessi or\u00f0 \u00e1 swahili:
“Ea nchi, nchi, nchi, lisikie neno la bwana.”
“Land, land, land.heyr or\u00f0 Drottins.” (Jerem\u00eda 22.29)<\/em><\/figcaption><\/figure>\n\n\n\n
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Konur fengu f\u00f6t hj\u00e1 \u00edslenska hj\u00f3pnum og d\u00f6nsu\u00f0u af gle\u00f0i.<\/em><\/figcaption><\/figure>\n\n\n\n

Vi\u00f0 f\u00f3rum \u00e1 sunnudegi og sko\u00f0u\u00f0um sta\u00f0 \u00fear sem kristnibo\u00f0arnir \u00edslensku h\u00f6f\u00f0u fyrst hitt f\u00f3lk \u00ed skugga tr\u00e9s. Seinna reis kirkja \u00e1 sta\u00f0num. Vi\u00f0 komum \u00e1 annan sta\u00f0, h\u00e1tt uppi \u00ed fj\u00f6llum og \u00fear var kirkja. Aldra\u00f0ur ma\u00f0ur sem haf\u00f0i lagt miki\u00f0 til kirkjustarfsins bj\u00f3 \u00fear \u00e1 g\u00f3\u00f0ri landareign. Hann hef\u00f0i vilja\u00f0 ver\u00f0a prestur en \u00fea\u00f0 var ekki leyft \u00fear sem hann \u00e1 3 konur og 30 b\u00f6rn. En hann var einn af st\u00f3lpum safna\u00f0arins og haf\u00f0i komi\u00f0 \u00f6llum s\u00ednum b\u00f6rnum til mennta. Einn son missti hann ungan og Kjartan jar\u00f0s\u00f6ng hann. \u00dea\u00f0 voru fagna\u00f0arfundir \u00feegar \u00feeir hittust, Kjartan og \u00f6ldungurinn. <\/p>\n\n\n\n

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S\u00e1 gamli me\u00f0 hlj\u00f3\u00f0b\u00f3karbibl\u00edu til a\u00f0 hlusta \u00e1 or\u00f0 Drottins,
enda or\u00f0inn sj\u00f3ndapur.<\/em><\/figcaption><\/figure>\n\n\n\n
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Fj\u00f6llin \u00ed landi \u00f6ldungsins.<\/em><\/figcaption><\/figure>\n\n\n\n

\u00c1 Flekkuv\u00f6llum \u00ed \u00fej\u00f3\u00f0gar\u00f0inum MASAI MARA<\/h2>\n\n\n\n

N\u00fa var komi\u00f0 a\u00f0 \u00fev\u00ed a\u00f0 halda til n\u00e6sta \u00e1fangasta\u00f0ar sem sagt var fr\u00e1 \u00ed byrjun \u00feessarar greinar, Masai Mara. Vi\u00f0 v\u00f6knu\u00f0um eldsnemma og l\u00f6g\u00f0um af sta\u00f0 um kl. 5, \u00fev\u00ed b\u00edlstj\u00f3rarnir vildu komast sem allra lengst fram eftir vegi, \u00e1\u00f0ur en umfer\u00f0in v\u00e6ri farin a\u00f0 \u00feyngjast.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

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\u00c1\u00f0 \u00e1 fer\u00f0amannasta\u00f0 \u00e1 lei\u00f0inni til Masai Mara \u00fear sem h\u00e6gt var a\u00f0 kaupa kaffi og eitthva\u00f0 \u00ed gogginn, sko\u00f0a handverk og minjagripi.<\/em><\/figcaption><\/figure>\n\n\n\n

Vi\u00f0 komum aftur vi\u00f0 \u00e1 Midland Hotel og sn\u00e6ddum \u00fear morgunver\u00f0 upp\u00far kl. 7 og h\u00e9ldum svo \u00e1fram \u00ed \u00fe\u00e9ttri umfer\u00f0 sem b\u00edlstj\u00f3rarnir okkar Bet\u00fael og Tom \u00fer\u00e6ddu af \u00f6ryggi og snilld.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

N\u00f6fn \u00feeirra eins og meirihluta Ken\u00fdumanna eru bibl\u00edun\u00f6fn en \u00e1 Veraldarvefnum kemur fram a\u00f0 85% Ken\u00fdumanna s\u00e9u kristnir og um 10% tilheyra islam.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Bet\u00fael merkir h\u00fas Drottins. Bet merkir h\u00fas eins og \u00ed, Bet-lehem, h\u00fas og brau\u00f0, brau\u00f0h\u00fas. Tom er stytting \u00e1 nafni postulans T\u00f3masar sem kalla\u00f0ur hefur veri\u00f0 efasemdarma\u00f0urinn sbr. fr\u00e1s\u00f6gn J\u00f3hannesar postula \u00ed N\u00fdja testamentinu (J\u00f3h. 20).<\/p>\n\n\n\n

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Bet\u00fael \u00f6ruggur vi\u00f0 ratti\u00f0.<\/em><\/figcaption><\/figure>\n\n\n\n

Vi\u00f0 n\u00e1\u00f0um til Masai Mara \u00fej\u00f3\u00f0gar\u00f0sins fyrir s\u00f3lsetur og vorum svo heppin a\u00f0 sj\u00e1 f\u00edlahjar\u00f0ir, g\u00edraffa, lj\u00f3n og fleiri d\u00fdr \u00e1\u00f0ur en kv\u00f6lda t\u00f3k.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

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Teikna\u00f0 \u00ed hristingi \u00ed b\u00edl \u00e1 \u00f3j\u00f6fnum vegi innan Masai Mara.<\/em><\/figcaption><\/figure>\n\n\n\n

\u00de\u00e1 skr\u00e1\u00f0um vi\u00f0 okkur inn \u00e1 Figtree-h\u00f3teli\u00f0 sem er fali\u00f0 \u00ed runnum og samanstendur af st\u00f6kum h\u00fasum sem tengjast me\u00f0 steinl\u00f6g\u00f0um g\u00f6ngust\u00edgum. Vi\u00f0 gistum \u00ed svonefndum T-herbergjum en \u00feau eru blanda af tjaldi og hl\u00f6\u00f0num veggjum. Framhli\u00f0in er \u00far d\u00fak og rennil\u00e1s lokar innganginum og vi\u00f0 \u00e1minnt um a\u00f0 loka vel \u00e1 eftir okkur, \u00fev\u00ed \u00fej\u00f3f\u00f3ttir apar \u00e6ttu \u00fea\u00f0 til a\u00f0 gera sig heimakomna. \u00cd herbergi m\u00ednu voru tv\u00e6r lokrekkjur me\u00f0 flugnaneti allt um kring, \u00f6nnur tv\u00f6f\u00f6ld en hin fyrir einn. Sk\u00e1par voru vi\u00f0 skilr\u00fami\u00f0 milli stofu og ba\u00f0herbergis, g\u00f3lf l\u00f6g\u00f0 vi\u00f0arparketi en fl\u00edsum \u00ed ba\u00f0herbergi. Sturtuklefi g\u00f3\u00f0ur og snotur ba\u00f0herbergisinnr\u00e9tting \u00far d\u00f6kkum vi\u00f0i.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

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Figtree “h\u00f3teli\u00f0” er huli\u00f0 trj\u00e1gr\u00f3\u00f0ri \u00fear sem \u00fea\u00f0 stendur vi\u00f0 bug\u00f0una \u00ed flj\u00f3tinu.<\/em><\/figcaption><\/figure>\n\n\n\n

Matsalurinn var innaf m\u00f3tt\u00f6kunni og \u00fear fengum vi\u00f0 kv\u00f6ldver\u00f0 fyrsta daginn en \u00feann n\u00e6sta morgunver\u00f0 og nesti til dagsins og svo kv\u00f6ldver\u00f0 a\u00f0 loknum vi\u00f0bur\u00f0ar\u00edkum degi \u00e1 sl\u00e9ttunum.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

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Masai-kona \u00fej\u00f3na\u00f0i h\u00f3pnum til bor\u00f0s.<\/em><\/figcaption><\/figure>\n\n\n\n
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H\u00f3pur Masai-f\u00f3lks f\u00f3r kyrjandi um salinn.<\/em><\/figcaption><\/figure>\n\n\n\n

Masai Mara heitir \u00fej\u00f3\u00f0gar\u00f0urinn, sl\u00e9ttan mikla, \u00ed Ken\u00fdu sem tengist \u00f6\u00f0rum og enn st\u00e6rri \u00fej\u00f3\u00f0gar\u00f0i \u00ed Tanzan\u00edu sem heitir Serengeti. \u00deessar sl\u00f3\u00f0ir \u00ed Afr\u00edku eru m\u00f6rgum kunnar af einst\u00f6kum sj\u00f3nvarps\u00fe\u00e1ttum Davids Attenborough. <\/p>\n\n\n\n

Mara merkir doppur, d\u00edlar, flekkir og \u00fev\u00ed gaf \u00e9g sv\u00e6\u00f0inu \u00edslenska nafni\u00f0 Flekkuvellir.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

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FLEKKUVELLIR – Mynd af Veraldarvefnum. <\/em><\/figcaption><\/figure>\n\n\n\n

\u00c9g st\u00f3\u00f0 \u00e1 landam\u00e6runum me\u00f0 annan f\u00f3tinn \u00ed Ken\u00fdu en hinn \u00ed Tanzan\u00edu, en \u00e1n vegabr\u00e9fs\u00e1ritunar fyrir s\u00ed\u00f0arnefnda landi\u00f0. D\u00fdrin \u00feurfa hins vegar engin vegabr\u00e9f og fara \u00fev\u00ed \u00f3hindra\u00f0 \u00e1 milli \u00feessara sv\u00e6\u00f0a og \u00e9g heyr\u00f0i tala\u00f0 um a\u00f0 m\u00f6rg d\u00fdr komi gjarnan a\u00f0 sunnan og nor\u00f0ur til Masai Mara til a\u00f0 bera.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

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Me\u00f0 annan f\u00f3tinn \u00ed Masai Mara \u00ed Ken\u00fdu en hinn \u00ed Serengeti \u00ed Tanzan\u00edu.<\/em><\/figcaption><\/figure>\n\n\n\n

Masai er heiti \u00e1 sv\u00e6\u00f0i og \u00fej\u00f3\u00f0flokki f\u00f3lks sem er h\u00e1vaxi\u00f0 og vel \u00e1 sig komi\u00f0. Masai-menn geta gengi\u00f0 og hlaupi\u00f0 svo t\u00edmum skiptir. Sagt er a\u00f0 \u00feeir geti hlaupi\u00f0 uppi gazellur og \u00f6nnur f\u00f3tfr\u00e1 og spretth\u00f6r\u00f0 d\u00fdr. \u00deeir bara hlaupa og hlaupa \u00fear til d\u00fdri\u00f0 gefst upp. Vi\u00f0 h\u00f6fum oft s\u00e9\u00f0 \u00feessa afr\u00edsku hlaupara \u00ed \u00ed\u00fer\u00f3ttafr\u00e9ttum sem sigra\u00f0 hafa m\u00f6rg Mara\u00feonhlaup. \u00deeir kl\u00e6\u00f0ast gjarnan litr\u00edkum fatna\u00f0i og s\u00fdna atferli sem felst \u00ed hoppum og st\u00f6kkum \u00fear sem \u00feeir l\u00edkja eftir atferli sumra d\u00fdra.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

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H\u00e9r er einn litsk\u00fa\u00f0ugur Masai-ma\u00f0ur sem vi\u00f0 hittum \u00ed Nairobi. Hann og vinur hans t\u00f3ku s\u00e9rstakkt hopp sem \u00feeir hafa gaman af a\u00f0 s\u00fdna.<\/em><\/figcaption><\/figure>\n\n\n\n

Eitt sinn keypti \u00e9g m\u00e9r sk\u00f3 sem heita MBT – Masai Barefoot Technology – og eru me\u00f0 einskonar veltis\u00f3la sem gerir manni g\u00f6ngu au\u00f0veldari og m\u00fdkri \u00e1 steinl\u00f6g\u00f0um str\u00e6tum heimsins.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Or\u00f0i\u00f0 Mara merkir d\u00edlar, flekkir e\u00f0a doppur og v\u00edsar til \u00feess a\u00f0 sl\u00e9ttan er alsett trj\u00e1br\u00faskum og svo ber miki\u00f0 \u00e1 st\u00f6kum akas\u00edutrj\u00e1m \u00e1 h\u00e6\u00f0um og \u00e1sum sem setja sterkan svip \u00e1 landslagi\u00f0.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

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Vatnslitamynd af akas\u00edutr\u00e9 \u00ed Masai Mara.<\/em><\/figcaption><\/figure>\n\n\n\n

Masai Mara m\u00e6tti \u00fev\u00ed kalla Flekkuvelli Mas\u00e6ja. Nafnor\u00f0i\u00f0 flekkir er til \u00ed m\u00f6rgum myndum \u00ed m\u00e1li okkar, flekkuburkni, flekkus\u00f3tt, flekkud\u00fdr svo \u00f6rf\u00e1 d\u00e6mi s\u00e9u tekin.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Vi\u00f0 vorum \u00ed tveimur b\u00edlum af Toyota ger\u00f0, b\u00fanum torf\u00e6rudekkjum og opnanlegu \u00feaki. Unnt var a\u00f0 standa \u00ed b\u00edlunum \u00ed kyrrst\u00f6\u00f0u og horfa yfir sl\u00e9ttuna og til d\u00fdranna. Magna\u00f0 var a\u00f0 sj\u00e1 lj\u00f3nin sem sp\u00edgsporu\u00f0u \u00e1 milli b\u00edlanna og blettat\u00edgur sem smaug um og s\u00fdndi s\u00ednar tignarlegu og fimu hreyfingar.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Tala\u00f0 er um hin 5 st\u00f3ru d\u00fdr (The Big Five), sem vert er a\u00f0 sko\u00f0a en \u00feau eru: lj\u00f3n, hl\u00e9bar\u00f0i, svartur nashyrningur, f\u00edll og afr\u00edskur v\u00edsundur. Vi\u00f0 s\u00e1um fj\u00f6gur af \u00feessum d\u00fdrum, en ekki nashyrninginn, en a\u00f0 auki fl\u00f3\u00f0hesta, kr\u00f3k\u00f3d\u00edla, gazellur, h\u00fdenur, sjakala, hr\u00e6gamma og m\u00f6rg fleiri.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

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Str\u00faturinn er st\u00f3r, skreflangur og hra\u00f0skrei\u00f0ur.<\/em><\/figcaption><\/figure>\n\n\n\n
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Sebrahestar \u00e1 beit.<\/em><\/figcaption><\/figure>\n\n\n\n
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Blettat\u00edgurinn (cheetah) er tignarlegur. Hann er hra\u00f0skrei\u00f0astur allra landd\u00fdra og getur n\u00e1\u00f0 80-130 km hra\u00f0a \u00e1 klst. H\u00e9r horfir hann \u00ed linsuna hj\u00e1 m\u00e9r og spyr kannski: Hva\u00f0 ert \u00fe\u00fa a\u00f0 gera h\u00e9r? <\/em><\/figcaption><\/figure>\n\n\n\n
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F\u00edlahjar\u00f0ir s\u00e1um vi\u00f0 nokkrar. M\u00f3\u00f0irin fer fyrir h\u00f3pnum og st\u00fdrir honum en karld\u00fdri\u00f0 fylgir \u00ed hum\u00e1tt \u00e1 eftir.<\/em><\/figcaption><\/figure>\n\n\n\n
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Lj\u00f3nynjan hv\u00edlir sig en h\u00fan \u00fearf 5 kg af kj\u00f6ti \u00e1 3ja daga fresti en karllj\u00f3ni\u00f0 7 kg. H\u00fan s\u00e9r um vei\u00f0arnar. <\/em><\/figcaption><\/figure>\n\n\n\n
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H\u00fdenur og hr\u00e6gammar hreinsa af beinum br\u00e1\u00f0ar lj\u00f3nanna.<\/em><\/figcaption><\/figure>\n\n\n\n
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St\u00f3r antil\u00f3pa, blesbok e\u00f0a blesbuck.<\/em><\/figcaption><\/figure>\n\n\n\n
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N\u00e1\u00f0i \u00feessum galhoppandi g\u00edraffa me\u00f0 tagli\u00f0 \u00ed tignarlegri sveiflu.<\/em><\/figcaption><\/figure>\n\n\n\n
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Eitt hinna \u00f3teljandi akas\u00edutrj\u00e1a \u00e1 sl\u00e9ttunni miklu.<\/em><\/figcaption><\/figure>\n\n\n\n
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Seti\u00f0 fyrir \u00e1 mynd \u00e1 h\u00e1rri h\u00e6\u00f0 \u00fear sem vi\u00f0 sn\u00e6ddum nesti.<\/em><\/figcaption><\/figure>\n\n\n\n
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\u00c1 \u00f6ruggum sta\u00f0, fjarri lj\u00f3num og \u00f6\u00f0rum r\u00e1nd\u00fdrum, sn\u00e6ddum vi\u00f0 nesti fr\u00e1 Figtree-h\u00f3telinu og ur\u00f0um a\u00f0 g\u00e6ta \u00feess a\u00f0 skilja ekki neitt \u00e6tt eftir okkur e\u00f0a rusl af nokkru tagi.
Salernisa\u00f0sta\u00f0an var \u00fati \u00ed n\u00e1tt\u00farunni \u00e1 bak vi\u00f0 runna \u00fear sem engin lj\u00f3n voru \u00ed veginum.<\/em><\/figcaption><\/figure>\n\n\n\n

Aftur \u00ed Nairobi<\/h2>\n\n\n\n

\u00deegar vi\u00f0 komum aftur til Nairobi f\u00f3rum vi\u00f0 og sko\u00f0u\u00f0um mi\u00f0borgina, stj\u00f3rnarbyggingar og eitt h\u00e1h\u00fdsi \u00fear sem gat a\u00f0 l\u00edta v\u00edtt og breitt yfir borgina.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

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Innan um stj\u00f3rns\u00fdslubyggingar. Vi\u00f0 f\u00f3rum upp \u00ed turninn h\u00e1a og horf\u00f0um v\u00edtt og breitt yfir borgina en \u00fathverfin hurfu \u00ed mystur fjarskans.<\/em><\/figcaption><\/figure>\n\n\n\n
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Marka\u00f0storg s\u00e9\u00f0 af \u00feaki h\u00e1h\u00fdsis.<\/em><\/figcaption><\/figure>\n\n\n\n
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Fr\u00e1 mi\u00f0borg Nairobi.<\/em><\/figcaption><\/figure>\n\n\n\n
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Jomo Kenyatta<\/strong> (um 1897 \u2013 22. \u00e1g\u00fast 1978) bar\u00f0ist gegn yfirr\u00e1\u00f0um Breta og var\u00f0 fors\u00e6tisr\u00e1\u00f0herra Ken\u00fdu 1963 og forseti 1964
og sat allt til dau\u00f0adags 1978.<\/em><\/figcaption><\/figure>\n\n\n\n

Karen Blixen safni\u00f0<\/h2>\n\n\n\n

Danski rith\u00f6fundurinn, Karen Blixen, bj\u00f3 um \u00e1rabil \u00ed Ken\u00fdu. H\u00fan \u00e1tti merkilega \u00e6vi og vi\u00f0 heims\u00f3ttum h\u00fasi\u00f0 sem h\u00fan bj\u00f3 \u00ed \u00e1samt s\u00e6nska bar\u00f3ninum, Blixen, sem reyndar var sjaldan heima ef marka m\u00e1 kvikmyndina Out of Africa.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

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H\u00fas Karenar Blixen.<\/em><\/figcaption><\/figure>\n\n\n\n

Ung kona, Therese, sem stundar n\u00e1m \u00ed fer\u00f0am\u00e1lafr\u00e6\u00f0i, var lei\u00f0s\u00f6guma\u00f0ur okkar um safni\u00f0, en \u00fear m\u00e1tti ekki taka myndir innandyra. \u00c9g nota\u00f0i \u00fev\u00ed t\u00e6kif\u00e6ri\u00f0 og skissa\u00f0i myndir. Saga Karenar Blixen er merkileg enda lif\u00f0i h\u00fan \u00f3venjulegu l\u00edfi um s\u00edna daga.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

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Therese s\u00fdndi okkur safn Karenar Blixen.<\/em><\/figcaption><\/figure>\n\n\n\n

\u00dar Wikipediu:<\/em><\/p>\n\n\n\n

“Bar\u00f3nsfr\u00fa Karen von Blixen-Finecke<\/strong> (17. apr\u00edl<\/a> 1885<\/a> \u2013 7. september<\/a> 1962<\/a>) (f\u00e6dd Karen Christentze Dinesen) var danskur<\/a> rith\u00f6fundur<\/a>. H\u00fan skrifa\u00f0i margar b\u00e6kur undir eiginnafni s\u00ednu, Karen Blixen, en einnig undir dulnefninu<\/a> Isak Dinesen. H\u00fan skrifa\u00f0i b\u00e6kur s\u00ednar hvortveggja \u00e1 d\u00f6nsku<\/a> og ensku<\/a>. \u00deekktust er h\u00fan fyrir b\u00f3k s\u00edna J\u00f6r\u00f0 \u00ed Afr\u00edku<\/a> (Out of Africa) sem segir fr\u00e1 \u00e1rum hennar \u00ed Ken\u00eda<\/a> sem kom \u00fat \u00ed \u00edslenskri \u00fe\u00fd\u00f0ingu \u00e1ri\u00f0 1952<\/a>.”<\/em><\/p>\n\n\n\n

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Pokabuxur \u00e1 sl\u00e1 og st\u00edgv\u00e9l sem Robert Redford mun hafa kl\u00e6\u00f0st \u00ed myndinni Out of Africa, en a\u00f0alhlutverki\u00f0 var \u00ed h\u00f6ndum Maryl Streep. <\/em><\/figcaption><\/figure>\n\n\n\n

\u00dej\u00f3\u00f0minjar. Mannfr\u00e6\u00f0i. Sl\u00f6ngur og skri\u00f0d\u00fdr.<\/h2>\n\n\n\n

Sum okkar n\u00e1\u00f0u \u00fev\u00ed a\u00f0 heims\u00e6kja \u00dej\u00f3\u00f0minjasafni\u00f0 og sko\u00f0a \u00fear s\u00f6gu lands og \u00fej\u00f3\u00f0ar og ennfremur safn me\u00f0 eitursl\u00f6ngum og skri\u00f0d\u00fdrum og svo Mannfr\u00e6\u00f0isafni\u00f0 \u00fear sem gat a\u00f0 l\u00edta leifar af m\u00f6nnum sem voru uppi \u00e1 \u00f3l\u00edkum t\u00edmaskei\u00f0um, fyrir 2.5 millj\u00f3n \u00e1rum, 1.9 m.\u00e1., 1.5 m.\u00e1. og h\u00f6fu\u00f0k\u00fapu apa sem uppi var fyrir 18 m.\u00e1! T\u00edminn er fl\u00f3ki\u00f0 fyrirb\u00e6ri og \u00f3gerningur fyrir okkar sm\u00e1a heilab\u00fa, \u00fe\u00f3tt h\u00e1\u00fer\u00f3a\u00f0 s\u00e9, a\u00f0 skilja sl\u00edkar st\u00e6r\u00f0ir \u00fat fr\u00e1 okkar skamm\u00e6ru \u00e6vi.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

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\u00dej\u00f3\u00f0minjasafni\u00f0 \u00ed Nairobi.<\/em><\/figcaption><\/figure>\n\n\n\n
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Beinagrind fornmanns.<\/em><\/figcaption><\/figure>\n\n\n\n

\u00c6vint\u00fdri er \u00f3h\u00e6tt a\u00f0 kalla \u00fea\u00f0 a\u00f0 hafa fengi\u00f0 a\u00f0 heims\u00e6kja \u00feessa merku og \u00f3gnarst\u00f3ru \u00e1lfu sem Afr\u00edka er. \u00dea\u00f0an hafa borist menningarstraumar um heiminn, b\u00e6\u00f0i \u00ed myndlist og t\u00f3nlist. \u00deekktustu d\u00e6min eru s\u00e1lmar f\u00f3lksins af afr\u00edskum uppruna sem flutt voru til Amer\u00edku, sem \u00e1\u00f0ur voru kalla\u00f0ir negras\u00e1lmar og svo bl\u00fasinn, djassinn, rokki\u00f0 og rappi\u00f0 svo a\u00f0eins nokkur d\u00e6mi um t\u00f3nlistarstefnur s\u00e9u nefnd. Afr\u00edka er vagga okkar allra eftir \u00fev\u00ed sem v\u00edsindin telja og enn fremur vagga mikilv\u00e6gra menningarstrauma.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

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Hjarta\u00f0 sl\u00e6r \u00ed brj\u00f3sti s\u00e9rhvers manns, karls og konu.
Um alla j\u00f6r\u00f0 sl\u00e6r taktur sem hr\u00edfur hj\u00f6rtun.
T\u00f3nlist er hvergi til \u00ed alheiminum nema \u00e1 okkar undursamlegu j\u00f6r\u00f0.
Taktur Afr\u00edku er s\u00e9rstakur og hefur haft gr\u00ed\u00f0arleg \u00e1hrif \u00e1 heimst\u00f3nlistina. Myndina fann \u00e9g \u00e1 Vefnum.<\/em><\/figcaption><\/figure>\n\n\n\n

Matarmenning<\/h2>\n\n\n\n

Kjartan vissi hvert hann \u00e1tti a\u00f0 fara me\u00f0 okkur \u00fat a\u00f0 bor\u00f0a \u00e1\u00f0ur en vi\u00f0 kveddum Nairobi. Hann valdi Carnivour – Kj\u00f6t\u00e6tuna, en \u00fear er st\u00e6rsta grill sem \u00e9g hef s\u00e9\u00f0. Kj\u00f6ti\u00f0 er grilla\u00f0 \u00e1 l\u00f6ngum teinum sem s\u00ed\u00f0an eru bornir um salinn me\u00f0 steikinni \u00e1. \u00dej\u00f3nninn stingur oddi teinsins \u00e1 disk gestsins og sker me\u00f0 st\u00f3rri sve\u00f0ju \u00feunnar snei\u00f0ar sem falla \u00e1 diskinn og hverfa svo \u00ed munn.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

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Grilla\u00f0 \u00e1 fj\u00f6lda teina enda kj\u00f6ti\u00f0 af \u00fdmsum skepnum og gestirnir margir.<\/em><\/figcaption><\/figure>\n\n\n\n
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H\u00e9r er skori\u00f0 \u00e1 disk fararstj\u00f3rans sem situr rei\u00f0ub\u00fainn me\u00f0 \u00e1h\u00f6ld s\u00edn
me\u00f0an \u00c1g\u00fast horfir \u00e1 me\u00f0 eftirv\u00e6ntingu.<\/em><\/figcaption><\/figure>\n\n\n\n
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Bitar af kr\u00f3k\u00f3d\u00edl og str\u00fati eru h\u00e9r \u00e1 diski \u00e1samt uxaeista og fleiru.<\/em><\/figcaption><\/figure>\n\n\n\n

En l\u00edfi\u00f0 er ekki bara kj\u00f6t og bein, sinar og taugar, heldur koma fleiri v\u00edddir vi\u00f0 s\u00f6gu \u00feegar allt er broti\u00f0 til mergjar. Postulinn P\u00e1ll segir okkur vera l\u00edkama og s\u00e1l en svo b\u00e6tir hann vi\u00f0 andanum er hann segir: “En sj\u00e1lfur fri\u00f0arins Gu\u00f0 helgi y\u00f0ur algerlega og andi y\u00f0ar, s\u00e1l og l\u00edkami var\u00f0veitist alheil og vammlaus vi\u00f0 komu Drottins vors Jes\u00fa Krists.” (1. \u00deess. 5.23)<\/p>\n\n\n\n

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Mynd fengin a\u00f0 l\u00e1ni af Veraldarvefnum.<\/em><\/figcaption><\/figure>\n\n\n\n

L\u00edkami og vitsmunir (s\u00e1lin) eru eitt, en svo er \u00fea\u00f0 andinn sem er skaparans, l\u00e9\u00f0ur um t\u00edma, uns hann sn\u00fdr aftur til hans er sk\u00f3p hann og allt anna\u00f0 sem til er \u00ed \u00feessari ver\u00f6ld sem er st\u00e6rri og meiri en vitsmunir okkar geta umfa\u00f0ma\u00f0 og skili\u00f0.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Afr\u00edka er \u00f3gnarst\u00f3r. Eitt sinn s\u00e1 \u00e9g landakort \u00fear sem b\u00fai\u00f0 var a\u00f0 ra\u00f0a inn \u00ed Afr\u00edku \u00f6\u00f0rum l\u00f6ndum. \u00dear komust fyrir \u00f6ll Bandar\u00edki Nor\u00f0ur Amer\u00edku, K\u00edna, Indland, A-Evr\u00f3pa, Port\u00fagal, Sp\u00e1nn, Frakkland, \u00de\u00fdskaland, \u00cdtal\u00eda, Sviss, Bretland og Japan. Afr\u00edka er st\u00f3r \u00e1lfa og merkileg, b\u00e6\u00f0i hva\u00f0 var\u00f0ar land og f\u00f3lk.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

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Kort af Vefnum sem s\u00fdnir m\u00f6rg l\u00f6nd veraldar m\u00e1tu\u00f0 innan Afr\u00edku.<\/em><\/figcaption><\/figure>\n\n\n\n

\u00c9g mun ekki gleyma \u00feeirri kennd a\u00f0 finnast Masai Mara vera heimkynni allra manna, sta\u00f0urinn \u00fear sem d\u00fdrin leika vi\u00f0 “hvurn sinn fingur” og mannf\u00f3lki\u00f0 \u00e1 uppruna sinn og l\u00edfi\u00f0 s\u00ednar d\u00fdpstu r\u00e6tur.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

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Homo Habilis – hinn handlagni ma\u00f0ur.<\/em><\/figcaption><\/figure>\n\n\n\n

\u00d3gleymanleg heims\u00f3kn var senn \u00e1 enda. Okkar bei\u00f0 langt flug til London me\u00f0 Boeing 777 sem tekur h\u00e1tt \u00ed 400 manns. Fimm \u00far h\u00f3pnum f\u00f3ru heim degi \u00e1 undan okkur \u00feremur, sr. Brynd\u00edsi Valbjarnard\u00f3ttur, sr. J\u00f3ni Ragnarssyni og m\u00e9r. Vi\u00f0 \u00ferj\u00fa \u00feurftum a\u00f0 fara 4-sinnum \u00ed vopnaleit \u00e1\u00f0ur en vi\u00f0 fengum a\u00f0 fara um bor\u00f0 en vorum \u00fe\u00f3 ekkert grunsamlegri en a\u00f0rir far\u00feegar sem s\u00e6ttu s\u00f6mu leit. Flogi\u00f0 var um n\u00f3ttina og lent um kl. 8 a\u00f0 morgni. Flugi\u00f0 me\u00f0 Icelandair f\u00f3r \u00ed lofti\u00f0 upp\u00far kl. 12 og vi\u00f0 vorum komin heim tveimur og h\u00e1lfum t\u00edma s\u00ed\u00f0ar, s\u00e6l og \u00fereytt, \u00feri\u00f0judaginn 23. jan\u00faar \u00feegar 50 \u00e1r voru li\u00f0in fr\u00e1 gosinu \u00ed Heimaey.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

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Far\u00feegar b\u00ed\u00f0a \u00feess a\u00f0 komast um bor\u00f0.<\/em><\/figcaption><\/figure>\n\n\n\n
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Kona talar \u00ed s\u00edma \u00e1 Masai Coffee \u00e1 Jomo Kenyatta flugvellinum.<\/em><\/figcaption><\/figure>\n\n\n\n

Br\u00e1tt var fer\u00f0in \u00e1 enda. Bi\u00f0in \u00e1 flugvellinum \u00ed Nairobi lei\u00f0 hj\u00e1 me\u00f0 fj\u00f3rum vopnaleitum, bi\u00f0r\u00f6\u00f0um og setum. Fer\u00f0 sem t\u00f3k flestum \u00f6\u00f0rum fer\u00f0um v\u00edtt og breitt um heiminn fram mun ekki \u00far minni hverfa me\u00f0an atgervi helst \u00f3skert. <\/p>\n\n\n\n

St\u00f3rfenglegt var a\u00f0 heims\u00e6kja, Afr\u00edku, m\u00f3\u00f0ur mannl\u00edfs \u00e1 j\u00f6r\u00f0.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Heillandi var a\u00f0 koma heim –<\/p>\n\n\n\n

– heim til Afr\u00edku.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

eftir \u00d6rn B\u00e1r\u00f0 J\u00f3nsson Flestar lj\u00f3smyndirnar t\u00f3k \u00e9g sj\u00e1lfur nema \u00fe\u00e6r sem \u00e9g get um s\u00e9rstakletga a\u00f0 eigi s\u00e9r annan uppruna. Skissurnar teikna\u00f0i \u00e9g me\u00f0 bleki og lita\u00f0i svo me\u00f0 vatnslitum. YFIRSKRIFT \u00feessarar fer\u00f0as\u00f6gu kann a\u00f0 hlj\u00f3ma villandi: “Heim til Afr\u00edku” en undarleg var h\u00fan, tilfinningin sem fylgdi \u00fev\u00ed a\u00f0 standa \u00e1 sl\u00e9ttum Ken\u00fdu, \u00ed […]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":2,"featured_media":0,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"_jetpack_newsletter_access":"","_jetpack_dont_email_post_to_subs":false,"_jetpack_newsletter_tier_id":0,"_jetpack_memberships_contains_paywalled_content":false,"_jetpack_hide_featured_image":false,"_jetpack_featured_image_duplicate_dismissed":0,"_jetpack_feature_clip_id":0,"_jetpack_memberships_contains_paid_content":false,"footnotes":"","jetpack_post_was_ever_published":true},"categories":[4,8],"tags":[],"class_list":["post-3732","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","hentry","category-greinar-og-hugvekjur-articles","category-myndlist-my-art"],"jetpack_sharing_enabled":true,"jetpack_featured_media_url":"","_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/ornbardur.com\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts\/3732","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/ornbardur.com\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/ornbardur.com\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/ornbardur.com\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/users\/2"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/ornbardur.com\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fcomments&post=3732"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/ornbardur.com\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts\/3732\/revisions"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/ornbardur.com\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fmedia&parent=3732"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/ornbardur.com\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fcategories&post=3732"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/ornbardur.com\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Ftags&post=3732"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}