February 6

I saw lots of elephants today and took tons of pictures and video. It was our last trip to Manyara National Park. It's amazing there. tons of flamingos, giraffes, zebras, impala, buffalo, baboons, horn beaks, vervet monkeys, and hippos! didn't get to see any lions, but we did see a half eatten gazelle hanging out of a tree that was probably a leopard's lunch. It was really awesome. now i have swahili and environment policy class.

Safari etiquette was just the basics. be quiet around animals, if ur driver says to duck down in the truck, duck down...and a special request from the drivers that even though it seems windy up above when you're standing up out the hatch, it's still stuffy inside the truck, and we're all still adjusting to our new diets... so just bare that in mind.
haha today we did get really close to a herd of elephants though, and they were gettin a little annoyed at times. so that's when you just back out of their way... cuz they can actually flip your car...and they will. baboons are dangerous too if they see you have snacks..you're just supposed to give them whatever they want. They're EVERYWHERE.
We're going into Karatu tomorrow to the local monthly market. it should be pretty awesome. everybody's excited to wear there skirts. The clothes i brought are good, gettin a lot of use.

i've been us since a little after 5 tho so i'm super tired and don't really ever get much sleep. It's totally worth it though.
dogs and hyaenas and ppl singing is an amazing thing to fall asleep too, and wake up too! the birds start super early. i wake up to chickens and and cows and all sorts of birds, and the sunrise every morning.