Back in Chicago
Kenya field course is over. The days flew by really fast, so here I am again back in Chicago. It was an amazing experience and I am packed full of lovely memories and new friends! During the last days of our stay, we were busy with our projects having no time to blog at all.…
Beer Party
After having breakfast we have been informed that we will not do any field trips today, but have lectures and discuss about our projects. The whole morning, Tanya, Dan and Ian gave us really interesting lectures, afterwards we ate and then we sat at the table and each one of us proposed the projects we…
Day 4 – Simba
Today Dan wanted to drive us more north so we can see sheeps and cattails. The reason was to study the social behavior and the interaction between the different species. We drove almost 1 hour and we finally reached a ranch with some sheeps. On our way we saw elephants and a big group of…
Tanya and the Poisonopterus
While we were sitting in the library updating the blog, a flying creature disrupted our peaceful moment. Me and Tanya were the first that spotted the Unidentified Flying Object. It was a huge “Mega Poisonopterus”, was about 5 – 6 cm long and looked damn dangerous. Khairi joined the group assuring that it sure is…
Day 3
The night was pretty silent, I had no problems sleeping. Fortunately the two layers of mosquito nets did their job well. We woke up at 7.00 am – that was rough – ate and then left at 9.00 am. We took a big ride around the MRC and see a lot of zebras, kudus, dik…
Day 2
Day 2 started at 7.30 am. We had a quick breakfast and left at 8.30 am. The trip to Mpala took us about 5 hours and while on the trip we saw no animals. After we arrived we ate lunch and Tanya with Dan took us out with the cars for a quick overview of…
Day 1
The holidays went by a lot faster than I have anticipated, so here I am laying in a bed covered by a mosquito net in Nairobi, capital of Kenya. My small adventure does not start today, but a while back on the 20th of December, with my flight to JFK, New York. I was originally…
