Houndjo Flies Again

So I just got an email from The Kiva Organization again, letting me know of the recent activity of my Kiva sponsor Houndjo. They went over two things in the letter - he just repaid Kiva $85 so far out of the $750 he was loaned, secondly, he just made a recent jump that didn't go so well. I don't know how happy Kiva is about Houndjo. Even though he is getting quite popular through out the African continent (he just got invited to participate in the Zambian XGames or ZGames) I believe they think he is on a suicide mission, and there is a significant chance he may die before repaying his loan. A Kiva funded death would not look good for organization either. None the less, I think it's rad. He is a five star lender, repaying his loan on time and becoming a legend in the process.

As mentioned before, Houndjo had his eyes set on jumping part of the Fish River Canyon in Namibia. Well he attempted it. He made some sort of home made rocket ship, which surprisingly performed fine, however, his trajectory was slightly underestimated and he fell far shy of his intended target, crashing into a rock cliff on the other side. Aside from bruised ribs, brused ego, a broken coccyx and a mild concussion he survived. Thankfully. This also I think is a point of contention for Kiva. That Houndjo is building rocket ships now instead of repaying his loan first. Understandable concern, but I say let him build his reputation first, and the sponsor money will follow. He is apparently talking to Windhoek Light - the number one Light beer in Namibia. Pretty cool. Sure he may have gotten a little ahead of himself. Maybe he'll stick to jumping animals in the bush again for a while. But you never know. This is Houndjo, Akpavia Dzidzimevi, The Descendant of Raven in Ewe, a dare devil of the likes the world has never seen. More to come...

Here are some photos of his most recent jump over the Fish River Canyon.

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