The Final Hours

We are leaving Kenya and Africa tomorrow. Today there was all the closing activities, and people are all crying. We are also packing, and I got to sit on my suitcase to make it all fit. Now I just have to worry about the weight. There is a donation pile, and people have so much extra things that the pile is very huge.

Some of us at a hippo pool

 

We are having last volleyball and soccor games soon, and we hope it does not rain. But we plan on staying up very late tonight, and we will be in the airport for 8 hours tomorrow white we wait for the plane. There will be much bonding and card games. But we will have to day good bye at 4 different locations. The camp, Nairobi, London, and Chicago, and we have been saying good bye for the whole week.

Kylie

Directed Research Fieldwork

Directed Research Fieldwork

                For eight of the past nine days, we have been out in the field collecting data. I am in the Wildlife Ecology DR, and we are assessing the vegetation cover and water quality of the Noolturesh River in the Amboseli Ecosystem. For four days, I walked along the river assessing the canopy cover of the riverine vegetation. In some places, there was a path, but in many places not. We crawled under bushes and over fallen trees. We had to climb some cliffs and use logs to cross the river. On three of the other days, I assessed erosion. We had to go up to 200 meters from the river, and there were no trails. We ran into a lot of Acacia malifera, which have tiny thorns that take hold of your skin and when you pull away, the thorn stays under your skin. There is also an irritant, so the skin hurts more than it should and swells. There is a section of the river that goes through what looks like a rain forest. It really neat and I got to go through it four times. If anyone wants to hike the Noolturesh, I am an expert in certain areas.

My DR group. ED, me, Haley, Laura, BG, Julia, Cam, Tally, (Front) D and Kjersten

                During the one day that we were not in the field, we celebrated Thanksgiving. We had a turkey, mashed potatoes, stuffing, gravy, and candied yams. I helped decorate the area, and made many hand turkeys. We also had apple crisp and pumpkin pie. It was very good. There was also a no-talent talent show, and some people performed. That was interesting.

But that is now over, and we are analyzing the data. We start writing our papers in two days, so that will be exciting. At the end we give a presentation, and then we leave for home. Many people do not want to leave and join the real world again. People are worried about jobs and having actual classes again, and we are trying to make the most of our free time here.

Kylie

Maasai Homestay and Field Work

Maasai Homestay and Field Work

Yesterday we had our Maasai homestay. It was very interesting. When we first got there, we made chai, and then we went to go get water. It took us about 45 minutes to get to the river and back. Water is heavy, and carrying it on your head hurts. I lasted for about 3 seconds. The water was also not very clean, and we had to drink and cook from the water that we brought. After that, we went to gather firewood. We saw a giraffe as we worked, and I got to practice using a machete. I am also not very good at that. We then made and ate lunch. After, we got to make bead bracelets, and got to keep one. Mine is black and white, the only two colors they would let us use.

Today we went for fieldwork. We created a 30x30 meter area, and quantified any human or elephant damage done to the trees within. We then went 200m and did it again. We did this 6 times, so at the end we walked 1300m back to our car. That was fun, as it was almost noon and really hot. But we saw a mother and baby giraffe, Tommy gazelles, and an impala skull.

We have just classes for the rest of the day today and tomorrow, so nothing very exciting.

Kylie

Lake Nakuru

Lake Nakuru

                So we went on our 5 day expedition to Lake Nakuru National Park. It turns out; the park is an 8 hour drive away. We had to start packing the Rhino Truck at 5 in the morning, to leave at 6.30. We stopped along the way to go to the bathroom, and arrived in the park at 4.30. We were staying in an old hostel. It was interesting, because all the girls slept in two rooms, so there were 13 girls in my room. There was an actual kitchen and electricity, which was good, but there was also only one working bathroom, which made it interesting getting ready.

                The first night we were kept up by an animal. Some of us thought that it could have been the buffalo outside the fence, but it turns out that it was really a lioness. When we got up for the morning game drive, we saw two lions right outside our fence.

                There was also traveling lectures. We were in our cars, and as we drove along the road the professor would come on the radio and tell us about the vegetation. It reminded me of Jurassic Park, and some of us were expecting dinosaurs to appear out from the trees. We also had a trip out to Nakuru Town. There we learned that they are abusing the water and it is very contaminated. The city has grown beyond what was expected by 1 million people, so all the water is dirty. We went to a waterfall inside the park, and the water coming over the edge was brown. It looked really gross.

                We also got to see many animals. The park is completely fenced in, so there is no migration. It is also small, so some species of animals have died out in the park. This included the elephants, cheetahs, and the reedbuck. But it is a rhino conservation center. We saw so many rhinos. There was even a little baby. And after seeing just one rhino in Tanzania from a large distance, this was really cool. We also got to see a lion in a tree.

                Lake Nakuru is usually 5-40 km², depending on the season. But it had been raining every day for the past year, that the lake is about 60 km². Campsites are flooded and the forests look swamp like. It was very interesting. It also rained a lot. Every afternoon and almost all night. I am so glad that we were not in tents.

                On the drive back, we stopped at an elephant orphanage. We had to be there by a certain time, and were almost late due to traffic. The drivers ended up driving on the wrong side of the road and on the shoulders to get us there in time. The baby elephants were really cute. But to avoid the traffic afterwards, we took some side roads. These roads were not paved at all. Remember the dinosaur ride in Disneyworld? The one where you are in a car and tossed side to side, thrown up out of your seat and have sudden starts and stops? We got to experience that for over an hour. And it was hot so we had the windows open, meaning that we were also very dusty by the end of that trip.

                Yesterday was a day of rest, and I did laundry. And today we had two traveling lectures. I got to climb a hill in my flip-flops, and when we all got back we sat there picking the thorns out of the bottom of our shoes. We also saw more evidence about how people of the area are not using their water well. They have irrigation channel to brink clean water into the city, but unfortunately, people have been using this as a bathroom, so it is not turning out so well.

                Tomorrow is our homestay with the Maasai. It should be quite enlightening.

Kylie

Halloween

Halloween

Yesterday was a community service day. We went to an AID/HIV clinic and learned about what they due there. We were supposed to help with planting their garden, but it still has not rained here, so we could not do that. We also saw a children rehab center.

When we got back, the Halloween fun started. We all had costumes that we creatively designed from random clothes. I had zebra print fabric that I bought, so I went as a zebra. Someone else went as a ghost, and a guy went as an old women. There also was a purple people eater complete with someone else as a purple person.

The night started off with a scavenger hunt, then pumpkin carving. We then got to go trick-or-treating. Our coordinator had brought candy with him for the holiday, so we got all the candy we have been missing. It was a lot of fun.

Today we just have classes and tomorrow we have a traveling lecture and then are getting ready for our 5 day expedition. It should be exciting.

Kylie

Jambo from Kenya!

Jambo from Kenya!

Yesterday we made the switch from Tanzania to Kenya. We left the Moyo Hill site at 6.30 in the morning, and then drove for 2 hours to Arusha, where we did some last-minute shopping. We then drove for another 2 hours to the border. There we switched sides and had our first lunch in Kenya in a lodge at the border. We then drove for another 2 hours to the Kilimanjaro Base site. It is called that because we get a great view of Kili from our bandas. I have the same banda-mates as I did in Tanzania, although now we do not bunk beds. The bathrooms are also not attached. We get to walk through dust to get to them, so your feet are never truly clean. The site here is about 4 times as big as in TZ. The wildlife is also more prevalent; one banda is not used because it is in the middle of baboon territory. The baboons are all over and it is very common to see them around camp. Snakes are also common here. There is just dust on the paths so that there are less places for the snakes to hide.

The staff here also seem awesome. While it will take a time for us to like them better that the ones in Tanzania, I am sure we will be sad to see them go also. The night before we left Tanzania, there were many tears. The staff also liked us so much they did a traditional dance for us; the first time they had ever done that for a group.

The internet here is also worse, so you will not be getting as many updates as you have in the past, unfortunately. There also is not power in the bandas, which will also take some getting used to.

Today we had orientation and then we went to a cultural Maasai boma. There were puppies there, which stole the spotlight from the people. We also went into Kimana. It was market day. I had ice cream for the first time in a while, and it was so good.

We get to go on expedition Saturday, and are all looking forward to that. And Thriller was just playing from somewhere.

Kylie

Days 41-45: Oldapi and Siringet

Days 41-45: Oldapi and Siringet

                Four days ago we packed up and left for our camping trip. I was on cook crew, so I got up at 5 to make breakfast for everyone. We left at 7, and were on our way. We arrived at the gate at 12 and ate lunch, then went to Oldapi Gorge. It is commonly miss-called Oldavi Gorge, the Cradle of Mankind. This is where Australopithicus spps. and Homo habilis fossils were found. I studied it in my archeology class, so this was a great treat for me. We then drove to our camp site via a game drive. We were in the Dik Dik Public Campsite. There were bathrooms there and showers, so that was a happy surprise. We had to set up our tents, which turned out fine. Then we had dinner and got to listen to the rules. As we were in the middle of the Serengeti, there were predators about. This was emphasized by the hyena laugh we then heard. And there were hyena everywhere. Our ascari (guards) had huge flashlights that they would shine around the perimeter. Eyes would shine back at you, and sometimes you could see the whole body. They were really close; it was very scary. When we went to the bathroom after dark, we had to take a guard with us for protection. But the stars at night were awesome. The Milky Way was so clear.

                The next morning we left for another game drive at 6.30. We saw so many animals. One interesting one we saw was a cheetah with four cubs. They were in the distance, but they were still so cute. We came back for lunch, and then went to a lecture on the park. It was interesting. We drove around some more and saw a pride of lions under a tree. Then we went back to camp.

                The following morning we left at 6.15 and did a bird exercise. I can now successfully identify and black-winged stilt and a blacksmith plover, among other birds. We then saw a few more lions. We had lunch, and drove around some more. We were supposed to have another lecture, but the guest lecturer did not show up, as he had to round up some lions in a different part of the park.

                Yesterday was had to get up to leave by 6.00. But it was worth it, as we saw a leopard in a tree eating a Thompson’s gazelle. We also go to see the sunrise, which was truly beautiful. We had the lecture we missed, but then got to go to Serena Lodge for lunch. They had a buffet, and the best food we have eaten this whole trip. We also got to swim and watch zebra from the pool. On the way back to our campsite, we saw a serval. It was small and in the grass, but still cute. When we got back to camp, there were a large number of tents set up. It was and S.I.T. group. They are another study abroad group that stays in Tanzania. We were able to talk to them, and a few people from our group knew people in that group. After hearing about their program, I am so glad I am on mine. I turns our Madison does not support SIT, because there a few safety measures. They kids are given vouchers and have to find their own food and housing, and are often sick because of it. Their research is also not as useful as ours, as theirs is all individual but ours is going towards a huge plan. But, it was interesting to talk to a few of them.

                We had to leave this morning, but on the way out saw a male lion on the road. It was great because he was so close. We had a long drive back, and got all covered in dust. And are now taking showers and feeling truly clean for the first time in days.

We saw many more animals than I listed here; I just gave some of the best examples. Also, the Serengeti is called the Siringet, or the vast endless plain in Masaai. And that is what it truly is. A wonderful place with amazing creatures.

Kylie

Days 34-40

Days 34-40

So, a few days ago I had my homestay. The family Laura and I visited had a mother, father, two boys, and a daughter. The aunt and grandmother also showed up during the day. The father used to work at a tourist lodge, so he spoke excellent English, making it easy for us to get along. We spent the morning cooking breakfast and then lunch, but after lunch we got to rest under the mango tree for a short while. An hour later, we got to learn how to sew a shirt. The mama is a tailor, so she got to teach us. She did not speak any English, so that was interesting. I go to learn how to run a sewing machine by foot power. It was really fun.

The next day was also a rest day. I got up to go to mass in the morning, and then in the afternoon we went to a batik store. We were taught to create the batiks, and now I have my own small version that I created. It does not look very good, but at least I had fun.

The five days after that were spent on studying for and taking exams. We had three exams, one yesterday and two today.

And for the next five days we are going to be camping in the Serengeti. We leave tomorrow at 7, but I have cook crew so I get to be up at 5.

Kylie

Days 31-33

Day 31 -33

Two days ago we visited some local areas the incorporated environmentally friendly designs. We saw a school that had its own tree nursery and a house that was using cow manure and turning it into gas for cooking.

After lunch we had our first community service day. We went to the local school and spent time reading to the children, playing games with them, and helping to build a new kitchen for them. The children were really fun and loved holding our hands. We introduced them to duck, duck, coco, ring around the rosy, and a conga line. At the kitchen, we were attaching the doors. This involved adding cement along the seams to hold it in place. I am still picking cement out from under my nails.

Yesterday we went to visit Burunge Wildlife Management Area. It is about an hour and a half drive out there. We talked to the managers and saw how effective the area was. We then climbed a hill to get a good view of the lake. We then tried to have lunch at a lodge, but it costs $1,200-1,800 a night, so they would not let us in. Instead, we went to Mtu-wa-Mbu to go shopping.

Me in Tarangire. Note the clouds comming over the crater.

And today was our work day. We have a poster due today, a paper due tomorrow, and then another paper due in a week. But, tomorrow we have our homestay. I get to spend the day with a Tanzanian family. That should be interesting. The poster is due at midnight tonight. But the professor said that he is not going to stay up that late, but he might but up a motion sensitive camera that they use to photo leopards in the park. We might just have to walk by at night to see if he did. We are also performing the Malaria Dance frequently now. It involves jumping and clapping, aiming for little flying buzzing creatures who somehow have sneaked into our room.

Kylie

Day 26

Day 26

Today, we went to Ngorongoro Conservation Area. It is one of the few areas of its kind. It allows for livestock grazing and also preserves the animals. Remember driving through Mesa Verde on the winding roads? Now imagine that the roads were unpaved and bumpy, as well as at steep angles, and then you can imagine our ascent and descent into the crater. Before we started, we had to wait at the gate for an hour. There was a problem with one of our cars. As we were waiting, other groups of tourists would talk to us. We also counted how many we saw in safari ourfits. Who knew you needed that many pockets for standing in a car all day? We also had to listen to a lecture by some guy who works there. He told us all about how the area is run. He said that there was no human-wildlife conflict (what we are studying in class), and when we told our professors he said that, they just laughed. But that was the only school work we had to do today, so the rest of the day we got to be tourists.

We got to see zebra, wildebeest, elephants, Thompson’s gazelles, Grant’s gazelles, hippos, hyenas and a rhino, all before lunch. Where we ate, we had to keep the food in the cars, because if the birds saw you with food, they would dive at you and take the food. People have gotten hurt during this. But, we could watch hippos.

After lunch is when the lion-searching began. We found a lioness with a young cub. They were walking along the side of the road and the baby was calling to its mother. It was so cute. We also saw two male lions, and then another lioness. To see the last lioness, our driver pulled a 180 over a rutted track. We were not expecting this as we stood in the back, so now we have nice new bruises to add to our collection. There were also many hyenas, one was sitting in the middle of the road, and was young and very cute. On the way out and over the hill, the land curser had to go in first gear, because we had too much weight to make it up the side. We even went backwards for a bit.

After that, we all slept coming down the other side. Who knew that bumpy trucks could lull you to sleep so easily? We got to an overlook, and our driver woke us all up. He was amazed that we were able to sleep through the ride. This ride was extra fun because I rode with one of my teachers. This teacher is from Germany, so he is an ‘umzungu’ (foreigner) too. And seeing a foreigner driving a vehicle in the parks is rare, so we got a lot of stares. He also did a good job of pointing out animals. Normally the driver is concentrating on driving, but he would just drive along saying ostrich on the right. Warthogs on the left. Three buzzards over there near that tree. And way over there behind the hill and on the other side of that elephant is a hartebeest. It was very amazing. He even knew what birds we were passing. We saw the largest bird able to fly, the Kori bustard.

Unfortunately, my camera lost power at the beginning, so as soon as I acquire photos from other people, I will be able to get them up.

And here is one right now. What do you call Tanzanian traffic?

Zebras and wildebeest who do not want to get off the road.

Kylie

Days 24 and 25

Days 24 and 25

 We got to go to elephant hill yesterday for a travel lecture. This involved and off-road trip in our Land Cruziers, and then they were parked on a steep angle, so we had to stick rocks under the wheels so they would not go downhill. It is very hard to pay attention for two hours when you are on a hill top surrounded by Africa as far as the eye can see. And we saw a scorpion as we were listening to the lecture.

After that, we went to the Ngorongoro Forest, and were told to explore for a while. The Question of the Day was "Kioko, who pooped here?" yelled by one of the students as they stared at a pile of dung. It turns out it was a white mongoose. We also saw a lion ant hole, and ate some acacia sap.

The power/ internet have been out for 23 hours. The Question of Today is "Who gets the point if the volleyball goes through the net?" Oh the joys of third-hand goods. And, I tripped over a hole and cut my knee. And while I was hiking/following my teacher through a thorn fence to see a bird, some thorns got my calf. But, we got to learn about the Maasi and yesterday’s lecture was called The Social Organization of African Lions. And, my roommate has giardia, a parasite in the water. Fun times.

Oh, and if you watch The Amazing Race Season 20 Episode 8, they are in Ngorongoro, Karatu, Mtu wa Mbu, and Lake Manyara, all locations where I have been.

 Zebra

 Me in TANAPA Tarangire

The lion ant hole we saw.
Kylie

Day 21

Day 21

Today was another non-program day, our day to sleep in. And it is Sunday. So they gave us the option of going with some staff to church services, a Lutheran or a Catholic one. I gave up sleeping in to go to church. Only one other person went with me, and she is not even Catholic. But the Church was so cool. It is really well maintained. The children sing and dance to the music, and they incorporated some traditional dance moves that made it really interesting. The service was two and a half hours. It usually is not that long, but one of their sisters was leaving and a new one was coming, so they said good bye to them. It was awesome to see. The service was all in Swahili, so I did not understand it at all, but still is was great. Next time some other people want to come with us.

After that we could go to the bar Happy Days or to the Kudu Lodge in Karatu. I went to the lodge and had chicken for lunch. It was great. After I sat at the pool and read, so it was a great day. When we got back to camp, I watched The Devil Wears Prada with a group of friends while we did homework.

Some people drank a little too much, so M’Lis, our supervisor/coordinator was not happy, but they were funny to watch.

And we are not doing anything interesting for the next few days, but going to the Ngorongoro Crater on Friday, so I will say more then. And our internet does not enjoy working well, so it will be a bit before more pictures.

Kwa heri

Kylie

Days 15 and 16

Day 15 and 16

Yesterday was a great day. We got to go to Tarangire National Park. We drove for an hour and a half to get there. Once we got there, we had to do this project that involved counting animals. There were herd of up to 200 wildebeest and zebra, and large groups of impala, elephants, baboons, giraffes, and elands. Trying to count them all was fun.

We had lunch at the lodge in the park. It was so very nice. It overlooked the river so you could see many animals, and I got to have a cheeseburger for lunch. But the best part was the bathrooms. They had liquid hand soap!

After lunch we got to drive around for a bit. I even got to see half a lioness! (She was walking through tall grass so you could only see her top half.) We then go to see where our director works. He is running a project tracking the lions in the park, so we got to see the collars and other devices they use, as well as their base camp. It looks like a lot of fun to work there.

 The half of the lioness

 The wildebeast that almost trampled our stuff.

There is a full grown elephant in front of this baobob tree.

We then drove back and today we had four hours of class, and then the whole afternoon and evening to work on our papers.

But now 3 out of the 4 of us in the banda have a cold, so that sucks.

Kylie

Days 12-14

Days 12 and 13

These past two days were not very interesting. We had classes and then time to work on the three essays due later this week.

Last night we watched Sherlock Holmes. Someone had brought it over. It was nice to get a piece of home.

But we did get cake today, and tomorrow is our day off so expect something exciting.

Day 14

Today was our second day off. We had to get up and extra half an hour early, but then we went bike riding. We rode near Lake Manyara. As we rode through the fields, there were herds of wildebeest and Thompson’s gazelles running in front of us. We also got to see thousands of flamingos on the lake. After that, we went to a place where they carve wood, then to a place where they create paintings. Only half of us went on the bike ride, the other half wanted to see in or “work on their papers,” but they probable just slept in too.

Once the rest of the people joined us, we went shopping. I spent about $100 worth of shillings today, but I got a lot. We also then went to a pizza place. I got the plain pizza, but because it took so long, they put chicken on there for me.

Then I came back to camp, read a little, and work on the papers. But the power is enjoying going out. It will be off for hours, then a few seconds. It is pretty entertaining actually. Except the internet is connected to the power, so that’s been out for a while too.

Kylie

Day 11

Day 11

I just got back from being in the field for 4 hours. We went to the same area we were two days ago, also instead of looking at poop we looked at plants. We were supposed to do 100 plots, but after 3 hours they said 40 was fine. But then we had to walk back to the trucks. That was a long walk through grassland.

But along the way we did see some Thompson’s gazelles and a herd of wildebeest almost trampled our things.

Kylie

Day 10

Day 10

Today we got to learn some more Swahili, but we are moving so fast it is nearly impossible to keep up. I am lucky that I have a Zulu background.

We had a guest lecture this morning, so we all sat on the ground outside. It was great, except that I got bitten my two mosquitoes. The lecture was Iraqw and our teacher is Maasi, which is interesting because those two cultures do not get alone very well.

We had time this afternoon to work on the three essays that are due next week. I have one done and one started, which is more than some people…

There is no dairy here, and now I desperatly want cheese.

Kylie

Day 9

Day 9

Today we had classes in the morning, but then we had a field lecture in the afternoon. This consisted of going to the community land near Lake Manyara. When we got there, we were told that we could walk to the lake for 10 minutes. So we all started walking. 15 minutes later we were not even near the lake yet. This lake dries up greatly in the dry season, which is we are at the end of right now. As we were walking out, the land got smushy and we would sink a little. It is a salt lake, so all our shoes smell salty.

After we turned around and trekked back to the trucks, we started with the project. It consisted of plotting out a 4x4 meter square in the ground. Then we had to see what feces were in the area. We then moves 60 meters away and did this again. Each group of 5 had a Maasi guide. They helped us identify the droppings. We were in the sun for hours. While everyone else was happy with their tan lines, I was happy to not have burned.

And I found out that the village we visited yesterday, Karatu, was on the Amazing Race last season.

Kylie

Day 8

Day 8

Today was our first non-program day, meaning that there were no classes. To start off the day, we went to Elephant Cave. It is a hike through a forest to an iron deposit, where elephants come to get minerals for their diet. It was really steep at some points, almost a 45 degree climb. The trail we used is also used by animals, so now I know how to identify elephant, buffalo, and baboon poop. That was fun to try and avoid along the path. There also was a beautiful waterfall. After the hike we got to eat lunch out of our Tupperware. It contained a peanut butter sandwich, my favorite, so along with the chocolate pancakes for breakfast, today had great food.

                After that, we went to Karatu. I bought 40,000 shillings worth of things, about 35 dollars. I got cloth, a necklace, and a bowl. You have to barter for the goods, if you take the first price they offer, you will be laughed at. And if you are insistent, you can get some good deals.

                Then, we went to a bar called Happy Days. It is pretty American, and our 30 people were the only ones there. Only four people decided not to drink. I not have a cool Coca-Cola bottle to add to my collection.

                We got back and then most people took a nap. Today was a great day, but now we have class again tomorrow.

Kylie

Days 6 and 7

Day 6

I just had one of the best days ever. After a morning of classes, we went to Lake Manyara National Park. Everyone was ready half an hour early and we stood by the trucks waiting. We rode in Toyota Land Cruzers with tops that could pop up. We could stand in the car as we were driving in the park. There is nothing like going 40 km per hour down a dusty road with the wind in your hair watching for animals.
We saw baboons, waterbucks, elephants, zebra, wildebeest, giraffes, impala, warthogs, buffalo, birds, and my favorite of the day, dik-diks. They are deer, but are only 1.5 feet tall with large eyes. We also got cut off by a herd of 20+ elephants. They were so close that we could tough them if we wanted (but we were specifically told not to rile up the elephants).

We get to go back tomorrow to study the baboons. But if there is more time we will be able to see some more animals.

Day 7

This morning we got up and went to Lake Manyara again. We saw many animals, including a herd of elephants in a stream. We had to spent 2 hours watching baboons, which was no fun at all. I have sitting, watching, and eating as the things that they did most. But I did get to see some hippos that we missed yesterday, so that was exciting. Now I have to write three research papers using the data we supposedly got in the park. We also have to find articles (at least 15) to include in our papers, and as the internet is temperamental, that will be interesting.

I also got to play cribbage with some friends, and apparently it is a Wisconsin thing, because that is where they learned it. I also have a very strong Wisconsin accent that I am the only one who does not notice.

Kylie

Day 5

Day 5

Today I got to get up an hour earlier because I am on kitchen crew. We helped make breakfast, and I got to chop onions, peppers, and tomatoes. My hands still smell like that no matter how often I wash them. We then had another class for three hours.

Lunch and more classes were after that. But tomorrow we get to go to TANAPA (Tanzania National Park) Lake Manyara. We will have to fill out a worksheet and write two papers about it when we get back, but it will still be fun and I might finally see some animals.

Tonight I learned how to do hair wraps, and most people in the camp are getting one, even the boys. I will be very interesting.

Kylie