February 4
i wish i had brought a book to just read. I have a ton of reading to do for classes tho so i guess it's ok. i think my schedule will normally be breakfast 730, 8-9am class, then 1030-12 class then 2-330 class and they rotate everyday. i'm not really sure tho, cuz it's only my second day. it kinda switches tho. This friday and saturday we're going to Lake Manyara national park! and Karatu on sunday, where there's a big market. I learned more greetings and counting and things to say in the market in swahili class this morning. we're learning safari ediquette this afternoon.
I share a tent with allie, she's very nice. I like havin her as a tentmate. I think our pictures should be up on the SFS website.
i learned how to say that in swahili today! Nime kupendo wewe mama!i love you momma!!! good morning is habari za habuhi. which really means news of the morning and is kinda a question or something so you respond nzuri sana (very good!) here, even if things are bad, you respond good first, and then say buuuut...my cattle all died, or maybe not something so awful.
but anyways, things are great! wildlife management and ecology, are pretty neat classes. and swahili is kinda challenging but fun, just lots of memorization of phrases. envir. policy readings are not fun...and i have A LOT of reading for every class, which i'm takin a break from now. blah, but yaaay Africa!