Here's some back blogging for you. I'll work on updating this after tomorrow, when our last exam is. Tuesday October 21, 2008 Today we took our three final exams for Environmental Policy, wildlife management and wildlife ecology. They went surprising well, or at least that's how I feel. We'll see in a couple of weeks! Wednesday October 22, 2008 This morning we left KBC for our two and a half week stay at our National Park Site located just outside of ...

Just a quick note to let you know that on Wednesday we are leaving to our Nairboi National Park site. We don't have internet access there, so you won't hear from me until November 8 at the earliest!! Okay, gotta go study for my exams that are now only 12 hours away!!

This weekend has been great! It was the first weekend we've really had here, or as close to a full weekend as we will have. Yesterday we had a non-program day. Half of the group hiked Olosoito, a hill that we hiked earlier in the semester during one of our traveling lectures. The hill is in Kuku Group Ranch and is about an hour from camp. At the top of the hill we explored the rocks, took in the view and ate lunch for a couple of hours. Tommy even saw a hyena...

Just a quick post here before the internet shuts off. I'm 22!! Yay, one more year under my belt and still no college degree! hahaha I just wanted to quickly say that there's no need to worry about me. After a good nights rest all the emotions of my last blog subsided. I was being a little irrational. Anyway, I must get back to my Swahili assignment. I'll type again when I have something good to tell you all about.

Tuesday October 14, 2008 Defeated. That's how I feel today. This morning, for Tome's Env. Policy class, we went and talked with local farmers and asked them about conflicts they've had with wildlife. We asked about what type of animals they have to scare away from their crops, what crops they grow, if KWS (Kenya Wildlife Service) or any other organization compensates them for crop loss or helps them keep animals off their property. We asked about how they feel a...