Workin' Hard

As the second week of my independent study comes to an end, I realize that I only have 3 weeks left in Kenya! Ahhhhhhh. Where has the time gone? It seems like yesterday that I was sitting on my bed, wondering if my suitcase was going to actually close and if I really needed that extra pair of shoes. I'm very much excited to go home and see my family and friends again, but I really really don't want to leave.

I've been working hard here at Mpala... I have successfully watched 3 seasons of Game of Thrones in two weeks. Seriously though I have been able to go out into the field and learn a lot about surveying and fecal collection, all sorts of fun stuff going on! I really am enjoying research, and am going to miss the views. How can you hate your job when you see at least 5 species on your walk to work alone, when a hornbill visits you on a daily basis, when you get to watch the sunrise over Mt. Kenya, and the sunset on the cliffs with the baboons.

Yesterday I went out to help with giraffe surveys and I was pretty excited to see Tatu, a young male leopard, sitting in a clearing, only 10 yards from the road.

1 more of the Big Five to go :)