The past few days have been a bit boring, I have to admit . . . I'm certainly appreciating having my days off, but I'm also spending nearly every minute wishing I were somewhere else. There's just so much of Kenya to see, and I feel quite helpless being stuck at Mpala. Excluding my first day off, which was spent nursing a hangover (barely left my banda all day) from a barbeque-turned-drinkfest at the River Camp, I've spent my days in front of my computer, napping, reading, and just generally relaxing. That would normally be a fine thing, except that I'm in Africa and can't help but feel like any moment not spent in the bush is a moment wasted. Today, however, may make up for five days spent doing next to nothing (assuming my next
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