Safari (Day 12: May 30)

Yesterday we started our day off early and meeting at the Banjika school at 7:00. After saying goodbye to our buddies, we started to embark on our two hour car ride, stopping at Lion Cafe for a quick break, before picking up our tour guide for the walking safari at Makuyuni.  The tour guide  was Dede, who was a “bush man”. As a Bush man, he carried around a spear and wore tree bark and grasses. After leaving the car with Dede and a few park rangers, we saw our first giraffe after walking for only 5 minutes. After getting a closer view, we not only saw the singular giraffe, but a whole family of giraffes surrounded by zebras and gazelles. It was by far the most amount of wildlife we have seen so far in Tanzania. We soon began walking back to the car to continue to lunch however, on the way we were amazed by a close up view of a huge Elephant in the clearing. Around 2:00 we had lunch at the ranger station while having a stunning view of the entire national park. At 3:30 we left the park and headed to the Pazuri Inn. We arrived at 5:00. Upon arrival, we got our rooms, and hopped in the chilly pool. By 7:00, we were at dinner and watching the Champions league final. Dinner consisted of chicken and Mac n’ cheese. The game was super exciting and ended with PSG winning by 1 in penalties. 


Sidney & JP 










Popular posts from this blog

First Tanzania Blog Post: Monday Launch and Reminders!

Image
Today was our Pre-Trip Orientation: a chance to bond, connect, ask questions, and get excited for Tanzania! We began by hearing from Mr. Brown, Ms. Bustamante, and Ms. Marks, who helped us think through several important questions: What are the trip’s purposes and goals? What are the expectations for student engagement and behavior? What health precautions should we keep in mind while we are there? From there, we moved into some fun “get to know each other” activities. In pairs, students performed a Disney song that best expressed how they were feeling about going to Tanzania. Then, in groups of four, students researched and shared information about Tanzania’s geography and environment, history and political system, and social, cultural, and religious makeup. As a group, we also established our “community norms” using a stoplight metaphor: Red = Behaviors we do not want on the trip No bigotry, cliques, rumors, secrecy, inappropriate clothing, or other behaviors that undermine tru...
Read more