Well not much has been going on except for school, school, school. My day basically goes get up, go on nature walk, eat break fast, have class for 3 hours, eat lunch, have a break (where I read endless journal articles), have class for 2 more hours, run, eat and do more homework. Needless to say, I am so excited about our day off tomorrow!
Yesterday was our first day out in the field! We drove about 30 miles to Olosoito, a town just outside of Kimana (well kinda a town), where we hiked up a plateau and had our economic policy class. It was really neat! Our professor pointed out all of the water sources in the Amboseli Ecosystem and different landmarks (e.g. the Chyulu Hills). Competition between humans and wildlife over land and water resources is a huge problem here.
Today we had two Wildlife Ecology (each 1.5 hours). My professor walked into the classroom carrying a huge yellow bag which turned out to be holding different types of poop for us to identify. Lion poop is quite hairy! We had our first Kenya culture class after lunch. It really enjoyed it. We started learning about all of the different ethnic groups and their different cultures.
Tomorrow we enjoy our first day off! We are going to a gorge near the town of Oloitokitok to go on a hike and enjoy a fabulous picnic lunch. Later we are going into town. Hopefully I can get a phone and give my parents a quick call. Then we are going back to play soccer and volleyball with the kids from the secondary school down the street. It should be a fun day!
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