We are the gopher girls. We always go fer guys but they never go fer us. We don't know why...
^ That's my new favorite song that I learned today. At the end you stick your front teeth out and make a rodent noise.
Our focus today for class was dung. We spent all morning learning about animal poop. Then in the afternoon we went to Lake Manyara and walked transects looking at poop samples. They gave us bags of samples from 5 or 6 different species and we carried them around to use for comparisons as we found our own samples. It was actually really fun. The Kenya students were hilarious because they kept playing with the poop like it was a soccer ball. They were kicking and juggling chunks of poop. They also talked to the Maasai kids who were herding cattle a lot. The kids were very interesting because there was something about them that made them seem like miniature adults more than kids...
I generally love this group of students. I actually feel bad when I'm "antisocial" and go off and do my own thing for a little while.
Oh! I learned how to play bao today! Bao is the game that I bought last session. It is similar to mancala and one of the Tanzanian students taught me to play. I kicked his butt. Beginners luck I guess.
I like the gopher song and am so glad you enjoyed your 'poopy' morning. I was so thrilled to get your postcard today!!!!! Thank you so much for thinking of us with all the excitement you have going on. It really meant a lot to me that you sent it, Lisa. Sounds like it was an amazing day in the Serengeti the day you wrote the note. Love you!
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