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Our first lion encounter!! Lex said: "Are you my mama?"

Zebra :)…

I can finally post some pictures now that I have full access to the internet :) Of course, I'm going to be posting the one's with the wonderful Albright Lion, Lex. But, I'll also post some other pictures of the awesome sights I was able to see!

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I can officially say that I survived the Serengeti! It was one of the most amazing experiences of my life.. of course I've said that about everything that has happened on this trip. The biggest attraction in the Serengeti is the large amount of carnivores that can be seen, especially the big cats. I saw 3 leopards, and 5 cheetahs total, and a whole bunch of lions. I actually saw 17 in one day! Our assignments on this trip were to analyze the behaviors of giraffes and elephants. We had to do…

It occurred to me while I was laying in bed last night that I haven't really talked about how different it is here than what I expected. So here goes nothing: Contrary to popular belief, we are able to get hot water for showers. Sometimes the water pressure cuts out, or the water is actually scalding hot, but I guess I shouldn't be complaining :) The land is not too dry and open as you'd see on Animal Planet or the Discovery Channel. It's actually full of hills/mountains and it's green for…