Safari

Got back from my little adventure in the bush not too long ago now. I along with 14 others drove (were driven actually) about 3 hours west of Arusha to Ngorogoro Crater and the game reserve located there. It was a good chance after the 5 or more weeks of intense study and thinking to get a chance to unwind and not think. To see a part of God's great earth that I haven't seen before. The safari ended up being about 6 hours long. At first, on the way into the park we were pretty worried because the clouds were so thick and the fog so heavy that you could hardly see 100 feet ahead of you, literally. Fortunately though once we decended from the rim down into the crater the skys cleared and it turned out to be a perfect cool and sunny day. The crater is huge, so the majority of the time was simply spent driving around finding different wildlife and other cool things to see. We ended up seeing Zeebras, Wildebeast, water buffalo, lions, hippos and an elephant off in the distance along with a number of giant birds. It turned out to be a great experience and I'm really glad I took the opportunity to do it.

Later this evening we leave for 2 nights about 45 minutes outside the city here at a conference center. We have our final presentations on the research we've been doing, as well as al the final wrap up discussions and a talk about re-entry into America. I'm quite curious to see how I'm going to react to American culture again. I think at least it will give me a new viewpoint and a way to look at some things a little differently.

I'll be leaving for home in roughly 3 days now. Pray for safe travel home and once again I'll say that I look forward to seeing all of you soon.

Peace,
Matt