Life here is amazing! It's rough at times but absolutely magical! My closest friends are Sweat, Bugs, and Mud. Please note I said closest, not best! There are times I am literally soaked from head to toe in sweat. Bugs are everywhere and I think I've come to terms with it for the most part. I still can't bring myself to use the shower with the scorpion spider lurking about (I'll tell you about those more later). It rains almost everyday, hence the abundance of mud. Thank goodness for our wellies (rubber boots). They are an essential part of our attire. At home, all of these things really get to me but here, it's just a way of life.
It is almost time for dinner but I just want to share a few quick highlights. Today while we were out doing a bird walk we came across a group of about tamarin monkies! Typically they scurry away but today they just stared at us and seemed to be yelling at us. We watched them for about 15 minutes before we had to move on. This week is mostly training so we sit in classes much of the time. Today as we were learning about reptiles (I think) a huge, beautiful blue morpho butterfly fluttered by! It was one of the most gorgeous things I've seen! We also set up some bat nets today so after dinner we're going out to open them up and try to net some bats! Two nights ago we went for a three hour long night walk in the primary rainforest. We saw lots of reptiles and amphibians.
Dinner gong! Got to run. I'll post more tonight!
Wednesday, July 16, 2008
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