Ice sculpting and tropical heat don't usually go together. Kenyan journalist Michael Kaloki tells of his ... unusual ... journey into global snow and ice carving.
After winning a prize in Quebec, Michael Kaloki went on to sculpt ice at other competitions, such as the Helsinki Zoo International Ice Carving Festival.After winning a prize in Quebec, Michael Kaloki went on to sculpt ice at other competitions, such as the Helsinki Zoo International Ice Carving Festival.I still remember a headline in one of Kenya's daily newspapers from 2002:"Climate Change Threatens the Snow and Ice Caps of Mount Kilimanjaro and Mount Kenya.
In 2002, I had just returned to Kenya after finishing a radio and television arts degree course at a university in Toronto. I was not sure what I wanted to do with my life. My parents thought I was taking too much time to think about it."You are spending too much time in the house, Michael," my dad would say.
I approached the"Miss Tourism Kenya" pageant holders and told them about my idea. I felt having a title holder on the team would make it more visible. Winnie Omwakwe, who was"Miss Earth Kenya," was glad to join in. So we had three team members and one with carving skills. However, Peter had never worked with ice before, only wood and stone.
Kenyan ice-carving team of Michael Kaloki and Peter Walala, seen here working the ice in Toronto, represented Africa at Quebec's 2003 Winter Carnival and spread their message about climate change.Ron Bull/Toronto Star via Getty Images But there were more hurdles: getting flight tickets and visas. Visas turned out to be no problem. We sent in our applications and were approved. It seemed the Canadians were giving us a chance to prove ourselves to the world!
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