Rafiki
Dear Rafiki I remember when my dad called to tell me that he had just bought me a puppy. A small, clever, naughty, mischievous, adventurous jack russel. It was 2009 and I was living in Pretoria at the time. I could not wait to come home that weekend to meet you. My dad gave me a task....an honourable one at that. He said I could name you! So I put aside my books (I had been working on an assignment) and set about trying to find you the perfect name! A name with meaning_ so the common Spotty, Blacky, Danger, Topsy were definitely out of the running! I finally decided on Rafiki- which means 'friend' in Swahili. Indeed Rafiki you were my four legged best friend! From the time you were small enough to fit in the palm of my hand until you grew into a valiant hero of a dog. Even though Jack Russels are mini dogs you had the heart and personality of a Greyhound or even a lion! I remember I would always remark at how you probably thought of yourself as a person, in the sense that you