First, a brief overview of the past week:
Sunday: Went on a camel ride! For three hours. We had some really nice Masaai guides who made us sack lunches and my camel was really well behaved. Unfortunately sitting on a camel for three hours does things to a person that are difficult to put into words. All I can say is, if you are a male, photoshop yourself into an existing camel picture or something. It was definitely a cool experience to have though. Also Sunday: Writing research paper.
Monday: Research papers due. Taylor Batch's 21st Birthday! We went to the best Indian restaurant I have ever experienced, called Big Bite, and then hung out at the house with two really cool Belgians. Then we had an adventure because it got too late and no taxis were working and one of the guys needed to get home to take some medicine, so we stayed up until 5 am trying to get someone to come pick them up. Class the next day was great, as you might imagine.
Tuesday: Sleep catch up, watched some Dexter (ADDICTING), chilled.
Wednesday: Wrote my take-home final exam for class. Went to Cradle of Love Orphanage and played with some adorable and sticky children! Tom the Belgian's last night in Tanzania--ate at Khan's Barbeque, which was amazing, and then went to a local bar and danced goofily.
Thursday: Went to my first Bollywood movie, which was hilarious and long. Then came back to the house and watched "Easy A" with the roomies.
Friday: Everyone else went camping, and I hung out with Ruben-- we went to lunch at a little hole in the wall place and I tried Samosas for the first time, which was a fantastic experience. Then hung out by a beautiful hotel pool and played chess at the house (I WON). Then I met Ritha, the girl who my church in Iowa sponsors for university and who was escorting me to Mamba Village the next day. We went to her dorm and I got to meet all of her sweet friends and have dinner with them.
Saturday: Ritha informed me we would be leaving at 8 am, so I woke up at 7. 8:15 AM, text Ritha that I'm ready and she says, "Great, I'll be there around 10). Learn that African time is not the same as American time. I think I will break this into two chunks to make people feel like they are reading less.
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