Author name: jade

Ngorongoro

August 2, 2023 I spend a weird amount of time thinking about evolution so going to the Olduvai Gorge where the Leakey’s found the earliest evidence of the existence of human ancestors. Growing up with National Geographic magazine documenting all that was being discovered there, Olduvai Gorge was mythical and mysterious and it did not […]

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Serengeti

July 31-August 2 On the Serengeti, we saw lion, leopard, elephant, zebra, wildebeest, Thompson gazelle, giraffe, ostrich, topi antelope, secretary bird, hippo, heartbeest antelope, cape buffalo, goshawk, warthog, banded mongoose, lion cubs, cheetah, banded mongoose, jackal, hyena, and buzzards. Our guide was skilled at his job and found all but one thing we wanted to

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Lake Natron

July 30-31, 2023 I woke up to multiple texts from friends wishing me a happy birthday since DH2 had texted every one the night before. What a lovely treat. The road to Lake Natron was very bumpy road, by far the best Indiana Jones ride ever. When I saw the volcano DH2 was going to

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Tarangire National Park

July 29, 2023 In Naginine park, we saw: antelope, giraffe, zebra, elephant, warthog, wildebeest, baboons, crested eagle, Eland, water buck, crown crane, red bill horn bill, spring buck, vervet monkey, marabou storke, ostrich, superb starling, lilac breasted roller, and ripples griffin vulture. We stayed the night a nice hotel with a pool. We hung out

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Challenge Day 226

226. Admiration: Is there someone you admire? Write about those feelings. This prompt is similar to Challenge Day 19, a long time ago. Who do I admire? I admire my mom, grandmother, sister, aunt, and godmother. They give me models of how to move through the world and how to be a strong woman. I

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