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Maasai initiation

Initiate

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In the road to serengeti
Tanzania
July 7, 2012
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On the move

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Tanzania
July, 2012

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Sticking with the Maasai

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Tanzania
July, 2012

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Maddie, initiate, and Alex

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July, 2012

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Initiate

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Serengeti highway
Tanzania
July 10, 2012
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Serengeti highway
Tanzania
July 10, 2012
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Serengeti highway
July, 2012

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Initiate and Darwin

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Serengeti highway
July, 2012

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Darwin and initiate

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Serengeti highway
Tanzania
July 10, 2012
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Maasai boma

Boma sweet boma

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On the slopes of Ngorongoro
July, 2012

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Waterfall hike

New friends

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Waterfall hike
Arusha, Tanzania
June 27, 2012

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Young girl

young girl

Waterfall hike
Arusha, Tanzania
July 26, 2012
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iPhone picture pictured

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Waterfall hike
Arusha, Tanzania
June 27, 2012

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Alaina and Kelly - go with the flow

waterfall hike

Waterfall hike
June 27, 2012

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Bob and Trevor

waterfall hike

Waterfall hike
Arusha, Tanzania
June 27, 2012

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Alaina, Kelly, Trevor, Alex - watered down

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Waterfall hike
Arusha, Tanzania
June 27, 2012

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Group hiking

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Arusha, Tanzania
June 27, 2012

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Trevor!

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Trevor Kalkus
Arusha, Tanzania
July 26, 2012
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Kelly

kelly

Kelly Gregg
Arusha, Tanzania
July 26, 2012
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Selamile in the river

Selamile

Selamile
Arusha, Tanzania
July 27, 2012
Canon Powershot D10

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Group on stage

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Arusha, Tanzania
July 26, 2012
Canon rebel T1i

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Class

Powerpoint in the village

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Venussa and Alex
Tanzania
July, 2012

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Tanzanzite and Child Labor

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Meg
Via Via
Arusha, Tanzania
Tanzania
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Class with Alex

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July, 2012

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Class with Dr. Jacobson

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ALMC Hospital
Arusha, Tanzania
June 29, 2012

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Tuberculosis

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Tanzania
June 29, 2012

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Maasai tiles

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Selian Hospital
Arusha, Tanzania
June 29, 2012
Canon rebel T1i

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Bob

Look who is looking over Bob's shoulder.

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Mama Lydia's
Arusha
July, 2012

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Bob at the UN

bob at the UN

Arusha, Tanzania
July, 2012

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Bob goes skulling in Tanzania

tarangire

Elephant skull
Tarangire entrance
Tanzania
July 10, 2012
Canon Rebel T1i

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When Bob met Obama at "the hash"

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The Hash
Arusha
June 29, 2012

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Helping with some local construction

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Waterfall hike
Arusha
June, 2012

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Hangin' with the zebes

bob and zebras

Ngorongoro camp
July, 2012

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Safari ex-spear-ience

bob with spear

Tanzania
July, 2012

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Fellow travelers

Lan Anh on safari

Lan Anh

July, 2012

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Jared in the village

Jared

July, 2012

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Meg on safari

meg

On Safari
Tanzania
July 12, 2012
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Joe on safari

joe

On safari
July, 2012

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Kelly presents

kelly

Kelly Gregg
On safari
July, 2012

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Sianga befriends a C-leon

Sianga

Tanzania
July 6, 2012
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Maasai, Oldupai, evolution guy

Sianga

Sianga and Charles
July, 2012

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Group at Oldupai

group at oldupai

Sianga and Charles
July, 2012

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Batook

batook

Batook
July, 2012

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Usa River

Joseph

joseph in Usa River

Joseph Kitia, former mayor of Usa River.
Joseph is a remarkable person - someone of vast and diverse knowledge, a true humanitarian, and a visionary.
I was also struck by his warmth and generosity.

Usa River
Tanzania
July 2, 2012
Canon Rebel T1i

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Itchy, itchy chickenpox

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Usa River
Tanzania
July 2, 2012
Canon Rebel T1i

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UAACC

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Usa River
Tanzania
July 2, 2012
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Pete, Charlotte, and group

UAACC

UAACC
Usa River
Tanzania
July 2, 2012

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Chuckie, Pete and Bob

window

Usa River
July 2, 2012

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David Read with Annie, Maddie, and Dan

window

Usa River
July 2, 2012

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Darwin and cat

window

David Read's house
Usa River
July 2, 2012

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A butter way of making food

churning

Trevor! goes Maasai
Women's Cooperative
Usa River
Tanzania
July 5, 2012
Canon 50D

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Boy

boy

Orphanage
Usa River
Tanzania
June 28, 2012
Canon Rebel T1i

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The roof of Africa

kili

Kilimanjaro
En route to David Read's house
Tanzania
July 2, 2012

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Fourth of July

Happy birthday USA (river)

happy birthday USA river

Tanzania
July 4, 2012

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Bob independently takes the cake

happy birthday USA river

Tanzania
July 4, 2012

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Arusha town

Flavor of the day: Arusha Rocky Road

rocky road

Tanzania
July, 2012

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Arusha cemetery

cemetery

Arusha cemetery
Tanzania
June 26, 2012

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Here rests Ahmed

cemetery

Arusha cemetery
Tanzania
June 26, 2012

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Tombstone

tombstone

Cemetery
Arusha, Tanzania
Tanzania
July 26, 2012
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Pollenated bee

bee

Arusha cemetery
Tanzania
June 26, 2012

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Yellow, black, and pink

butterfly

Garden fruit chafer (Pachnoda sinuata)
Arusha cemetery
June 26, 2012

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Butterfly

butterfly

Arusha cemetery
June 26, 2012

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Village life

River's edge

river's edge

Tanzania
July, 2012

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Biofuel

biofuel

Tanzania
July 6, 2012
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Window

window

Tanzania
July, 2012

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Door

door

Tanzania
July 6, 2012
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Mud wall

grace shop

Tanzania
July, 2012

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Putting the cart before the man

cart

Usa River
Tanzania
July 5, 2012
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Bananas in a tree

bananas

Tanzania
July, 2012

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Homestay bros

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Abraham Peter
Mount Meru
Tanzania
July 8, 2012
Canon Rebel T1i

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Happy

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Tanzania
July, 2012

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Smiling

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Tanzania
June 27, 2012
Canon Rebel T1i

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Waiting

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Tanzania
July, 2012

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Smiling

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Tanzania
June 27, 2012

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A wheel good time

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Tanzania
June 27, 2012 Canon Rebel T1i

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Child

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Tanzania
June 27, 2012

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Sustenance

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Tanzania
June 27, 2012

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Bunny - sustenance?

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Tanzania
June 27, 2012

Link to rabbits

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Meru

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Ilkading'ga
Tanzania
July, 2012

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Grace shop

grace shop

July, 2012

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Selian Hospital grounds

Selian

July, 2012

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Safari

My mane man

lion

Lion
Serengeti
Tanzania
July, 2012

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Alert

lion

Lion
Serengeti
Tanzania
July, 2012

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You can't hide those lion eyes

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Lion
Serengeti
Tanzania
July, 2012

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The descent of lion

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Lion
Serengeti
Tanzania
July, 2012

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Collared

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Lion
Serengeti
Tanzania
July, 2012

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Ele play

elephants

Elephants
Tanzania
July 26, 2012
Canon 50D

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Cape-a-bull

buffalo

Cape buffalo
Serengeti
Tanzania
July, 2012

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buffalo

Cape buffalo
Serengeti
Tanzania
July 13, 2012
Canon 50D

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Nosy bird

buffalo

Cape buffalo
Serengeti
Tanzania
July, 2012

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Hi, High, Hy

hyena

Hyena
Serengeti
Tanzania
July, 2012

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Zebras on the move

zebras

Plains Zebra (Equus quagga)
Family: Equidae (horses, zebras)
Serengeti
Tanzania
July, 2012

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Zebra

zebra

Plains Zebra (Equus quagga)
Family: Equidae (horses, zebras)
Serengeti
Tanzania
July 12, 2012

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Zebra

zebra

Plains Zebra (Equus quagga)
Family: Equidae (horses, zebras)
Serengeti
Tanzania
July 12, 2012

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Zebra

zebra

Serengeti
Tanzania
July 10, 2012
Canon 50D

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Giraffe running

giraffe running

July, 2012

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Giraffe running

giraffe running

July, 2012

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Three giraffe

3 giraffe

July, 2012
Safari
Canon 50D

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Hippo

hippo

Tanzania
July, 2012

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Hippo

hippo

Tanzania
July 12, 2012

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Heaps of Hippos

hippo

Tanzania
July 12, 2012

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Hyrax

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Serengeti
Tanzania
July, 2012

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At hyr resolution

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Serengeti
Tanzania
July, 2012

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Self-portrait

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Serengeti
Tanzania
July, 2012

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Contemplation

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Manyara entrance
July, 2012

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And self-reflection

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Manyara entrance
July, 2012

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Getting tick offed

vervet

Vervet monkeys
Serengeti
Tanzania
July, 2012

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Looking bluish

vervet

Vervet monkey
aka "blue balls"
Serengeti
July, 2012

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Practicing bipedalism - "look ma, no hands"

vervet

Serengeti
Tanzania
July, 2012

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Mouse

mouse

Serengeti
Tanzania
July, 2012

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Tarangire entrance

tarangire

Trevor! and Meg
Tarangire
July, 2012

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Birds

Superb starling

starling

Lamprotornis superbus
July, 2012

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Hildebrandt's starling

starling

Lamprotornis hildebrandti
Family Sturnidae
July, 2012

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Plover royalty

plover

Crowned Lapwing or Crowned Plover (Vanellus coronatus)
Serengeti
Tanzania
July, 2012

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Fishing royalty

kingfisher

Kingfisher
Striped kingfisher (Halcyon chelicuti)
July, 2012

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Cranial royality

crowned cranes

Crowned cranes
Serengeti
Tanzania
July, 2012

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Zazu

hornbill

Hornbill
Serengeti
Tanzania
July 12, 2012
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Power step

goose

Egyptian goose (Alopochen aegyptiaca)
Serengeti
Tanzania
July, 2012

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Reflection

plover

Crowned Lapwing or Crowner Plover (Vanellus coronatus)
Serengeti
Tanzania
July, 2012

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Marabou eye

Marabou stork

Marabou Stork (Leptoptilos crumeniferus)
July, 2012

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Saddled

stork

Saddle-billed stork (Ephippiorhynchus senegalensis)
Serengeti
Tanzania
July 13, 2012

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Hammerhead

hammerkopf

Hammerkopf ((Scopus umbretta))
Serengeti
July, 2012

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Vulture in flight

white-headed vulture

White-headed vulture (Trigonoceps occipitalis)
Serengeti
Tanzania
July 13, 2012

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Two raptors

raptor

Serengeti
Tanzania
July, 2012

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Guinea fowl

guinea fowl

Serengeti
July, 2012

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Ibis

ibis

Mama Lydia's
Arusha
July, 2012

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Variable sunbird

sunbird

Cinnyris venustus
Usa River
July 2, 2012

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Struttin' her stuff

hen

July, 2012

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Reptiles

Agama

agama

Serengeti
Tanzania
July, 2012

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Hey Trevor! Look.

turtle

Leopard Tortoise
Stigmochelys pardalis
Family: Testudinidae
Arusha Museum
July, 2012

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Snake skin

snakenskin

Tarangire entrance
July, 2012

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Bugs

Fly on vervet poop

fly

Tarangire
July, 2012

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Butterfly

butterfly

Tarangire
July, 2012

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Butterfly

butterfly

Dark blue pansy (Junonia oenone)
Arusha, Tanzania
July 26, 2012
Canon 50D

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Spittlebug

moth

Tanzania
July 11, 2012
Canon Rebel T1i

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Mantis

mantis

Mantis
Arusha, Tanzania
July 26, 2012
Canon 50D

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Grasshopper

grasshopper

Grasshopper
Arusha, Tanzania
July 26, 2012
Canon 50D

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"Slimy yet satisfying"

grub

Quoth the Pumba
Grub
July, 2012

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Flora

Serenge-tree

tents

Tanzania
July, 2012

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Serenge-tree decolorized

tents

July, 2012

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The experience was intense

tents

July, 2012

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Flora

Sausage tree

sausage tree


Kigelia africana
July 10, 2012
Canon 50D

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Art

Roadside art

art

Tanzania
July, 2012

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Facing art

art

Tanzania
July 14, 2012
Canon Rebel T1i

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Landscape

Kopje

kopje

Serengeti
Tanzania
July, 2012

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Pride Rock

kopje

Serengeti
Tanzania
July, 2012

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Sunset

Serengeti sunset

sunset

Serengeti
Tanzania
July 11, 2012
Canon 50D

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Tanzania itinerary - June, 2012 - July, 2012 - under construction

+ June 26, 2012
Morning discussion at Mama Lydia's
Arusha Town - scavenger hunt
Swahili lesson
Opening dinner
Students stay at Centre House
I stay at Mama Lydia's

+ June 27, 2012
Arusha Waterfall hike
Monkey's in trees
Dinner at Khan's BBQ
Students stay at Centre House
I stay at Mama Lydia's

+ June 28, 2012
Drive to Usa River
Tour of the Orphanage by Macon and Miller Bianucci
Speaker from Foundation for Tomorrow
Students picked up by urban homestay families

+ June 29, 2012
Tour of the Selian Hospital
Tour of Arusha Lutheran Medican Center (ALMC)
Meet with Dr. Jacobson
Lunch at Café Aziz in Arusha
Fall and injury my right thigh
Swahili Lesson
Meet at Mango Hut for Hash departure
The Hash - I did not participate - found some ice to put on my contusion

+ June 30, 2012
Discussion of HIV in Tanzania
Alex Mziry
Simon
Lunch at Via Via - very slow
Meg's presenation on Tanzanite
Swahili lesson
Discussion about the day and homestays
Students return to urban homestay families

+ July 1, 2012
Aditya presentation on the Dar EsSalaam Bombing
Alex Heaney's presentation on Malaria
Dr. Babu discusses DOTS
Last Swahili lesson
Students return to urban homestay families

+ July 2, 2012 to Usa River
Joseph - Upendo Primary School
Visit Joseph's house
UAACC lunch - Pete and Charlotte O'Neal
Jifundishe Library
Walk to David Read's house
David Read - discussion of Maasai culture and growing up among the Maasai
Daladala and cars back to Arusha
Students return to urban homestay families

+ July 3, 2012
ICTR
Lunch at Maasai Pizza
Student's move out of urban homestays
Dinner at Impala Hotel
Students stay at Centre House
I stay at Mama Lydia's

+ July 4, 2012
SIC office
Annie Smartt's presentation on refugees
Erwin Kinsey from Heifer International talk on agriculture
Selamile's presentation on M-Pesa
Fourth of July Dinner and party, students prepared meal at Centre House including flag cake
Students stay at Centre House
I stay at Mama Lydia's

+ July 5, 2012
Women's Cooperative in Usa River
Demonstration of coffee and cheese making
We all move into rural homestays

+ July 6, 2012
Off-grid Electric with Xavier
SIC office
Lunch at Police Officer's Mess
Peter Lindstrom discussed Nature Conservancy
Emily Mitchell's presentation on vaccines

+ July 7, 2012
Drive to Maasai Village
Stop at The Crater on the way - have picnic lunch
Maasai Circumcision Ceremony
Feast on freshly slaughtered cow

+ July 8, 2012
Meet under "the big tree" in church yard
Venussa's presentation on education
Alex Martinez presentation
Lunch at Green Hut in Arusha
Afternoon at rural homestay

+ July 9, 2012
Depart rural homestays
Jared Naimark's Land Grab presentation
Lunch at Milk and Honey
Trevor! presentation on the Hadzabe
Dinner at Nick's Chicken
Group shots of springbok
Students stay at Centre House
I stay at Mama Lydia's

+ July 10, 2012 - safari
Leave Centre House for Safari
Tarangeri National Park
Camping at Paradise Camp

+ July 11, 2012 - Safari
Tarangire to Ngorongoro Crater
Lunch in the Crater
Drive onto Serengeti
Camping at Serenera

+ July 12, 2012 - Safari
Serengeti game drive in morning
lunch in camp
Kelly Gregg's presentation
Lanahn Le's presentation
Game drive and hippo pool in afternoon

+ July 13, 2012
Serengeti in the morning
Olduvai (Oldupai) Overlook, talk, and museum
Crater Campsite

+ July 14, 2012
Explore Ngorongoro Crater
Return to Arusha
Dinner at Pepe's
Students stay at Centre House
I stay at Mama Lydia's

+ July 15, 2012
Alaina's presentation
Final Reflections

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Participants
+ Alaina Butler
+ Megan D'Aguiar
+ Selamile Dlamini
+ Joe Getsy
+ Kelly Gregg
+ Alexandra Heaney
+ Trevor Kalkus
+ Lananh Le
+ Alex Martinez
+ Emily Mitchell
+ Jared Naimark
+ Venussa Poovudikhul
+ Aaditya Shidham
+ Maddie Rich
+ Annie Smartt

Teaching Assistant
+ Dan Tuttle

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Acknowledgements:
With sincere thanks to my wonderful fellow travelers and especially to Dan Tuttle, my amazing teaching assistant.
And to Stanford, of course, who made it all possible.
And to all the incredibly people who helped us in Tanzania - too many to list!

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Created: July 19, 2012
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