Today we went on a travelling lecture to Amboseli National Park. This was our last time going, so it was a sad day:( We’ve been learning about 10 major problems faced by wildlife management areas and today we got to see the effects of those problems. We looked at the dying woodlands due to elephants and overuse by humans, the baboons with human diseases (heart disease and diabetes) due to tourists feeding them, the overgrazing that has been done in the grasslands by wildlife and livestock, and the competition at the swamps. At the end of the lecture we game drove out of the park and saw lots of neat animals. On Tuesday we leave for Tsavo National Park. If you’ve ever seen The Ghost and the Darkness (about the man-eating lions), that’s where I’m going. I’ll be sure to keep a detailed journal so when I get back I’ll have lots of neat stories:)
Saturday, February 28, 2009
So today was another non-program day…yay! We went to our favorite town Oliotokitok. Instead of a day of fun-filled shopping, we had a fun-filled day at the orphanage one of our staff members worked out when she first came to Kenya. As usual, we were welcomed with singing and dancing. They even sang an English song that we got to sing and dance to: When I say one, you raise your hands. When I say two you sit on the ground. When I say three, you jump in the air. When I say four, you turn round and round. My buddy was Lukas. He loves animals and wants to be a policeman one day. I had so much fun with him. He showed me where all of the animals were kept…even their five new puppies! Then we played soccer, tag, and duck-duck-goose for the rest of the afternoon.
When we got back, I practiced throwing my Maasai spear. I'm getting better. It actually stuck in the ground a couple of times!
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