Here’s the latest update based on our phone conversation with Laurel: The chimpanzee tracking in Kibale National Park was great! We saw a lot of chimps and heard their calls. We could get as close as about 10 feet before they scampered off. We did the tracking just in time too, because as soon as […]
After climbing over 6000 ft in 2 days, we all reached the moorland summit of Mt. Elgon! The hike up was amazing, beginning in banana farms, coffee plantations, and ascending to jungle then strange moorland with Dr. Seuss-esque bushes, fragrant wildflowers, and mist rising out of the 2.4 million year old crater. The weather was kind to us as
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A quick note from the Global Routes Office: I had a great chat with Laurel this morning (our time) and she said the group had an amazing trek on Mt. Elgon. Gorgeous weather, steep hiking and a “Dr. Seuss” landscape made for a fantastic adventure. The group was in high spirits and resting at the
“Brutally Beautiful!” Read More »
After successful completion of a beautiful new classroom, we finished hand-building 12 shiny new desks. Then our final celebration brought many new experiences, such as performing a traditional Luhya dance for the whole community with the students of Munjiti. Then the gift giving began…chickens were given to Laurel and Kate and Sam, and our local
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We just finished a full week of work on the classroom and teaching practice. As of today, the classroom renovations have been finished and painted. This is in part due to the wonderful work ethic of the interns and also to the incredible involvement from the community. All of the masons and construction workers helping
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