The following is my account of our camping trip in Tsavo National Park! Enjoy! Saturday October 4, 2008\ Tsavo is amazing!! One day in and I already love it! We hit the road at 7:30 this morning and drove a couple hours east(ish) to Tsavo. As soon as we hit the gate we threw open the hatches and started game driving. I was in the front hatch and thoroughly enjoyed the wind in my face and the chance of getting to see more wildlife. I don't think I've ever been ...

Excitement is in the air at KBC today and spirits are very high! Tomorrow we leave for expedition in Tsavo National Park! We will be camping inside the park for about five days! Besides camping we'll have plenty of game driving, wildlife observation, trips to Chuyulu Hills, a chance to visit a Rhino sanctuary, a lava flow and Mzima Springs! It's going to be the adventure of a lifetime! This morning Okello briefed us on some of the logistics of the trip. It e...

Yay for another day of class!! Actually it wasn't bad, we had Swahili after not having it for 10 days! Today we learned conjunctions, and then some, but I haven't had time to practice, so sorry you'll have to wait for me to impress you with my amazing skills later. Anyway, yesterday we went to a Maasai traditional Cultural Manyata located outside of Amboseli National Park. It was an interesting experience to say the least. Just to jog your memory, during our f...

The last few days (with the exception of Thursday) can be summed up as long, full of class, and tiring. Tuesday morning we split into 8 groups and went out into the community to gather information for our Environmental Policy class. Our task was to learn about the land use practices in the Kimana Group Ranch. As long as I'm on the subject, I'll describe the group ranch situation to all of you. Traditionally, many of the 42 tribes that live in Kenya were past...

Truth be told, today was a long and uneventful day. We had class from 8 to 12 and then again from 2 to 4:30. It was at times unbearable and I had to fight every nerve in my body that wanted me to fall asleep. Luckily I made it through the day. That being said, I'll recap the past couple of days, trust me they were much more exciting. Saturday was a pre-scheduled community service day! This time we ventured about 2 hours away from camp and volunteered at a mobi...