Friday, November 26, 2010

Week #1 of the Field



On October 10th the group met up in Arusha. It was so nice to see everyone again, and hear about people’s breaks. Everyone seemed to have done something amazingly fun! In Arusha we stayed at a place called Kundayo, which had a room with leather couches and a huge TV, as well as multiple seasons of “Sex and the City.” After a week of bus travel, lounging around watching trashy TV was very nice!



Our first destination was Manyara National Park, followed by Serengeti. In the campsite we stayed at there, there were hyenas that walked around at night. While walking to the bathroom to brush my teeth, I could see eyes moving around when my headlamp hit them. It was kind of spooky but awesome as well. During the days, we went on game drives and saw a ton of animals: lions, cheetahs, leopards, zebra, hippos, etc. One day we also went to a kopje and wandered around it for a while before going to see some Maasai rock paintings. There isn’t a whole lot to say about this week, but it was quite possibly my favorite time in Tanzania.

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