Greetings!

So much has happened since my last post from Pullen. Here's a quick rundown:

Running alongside a herd of zebra one morning.

The "Amazing Race"--a race through the bush collecting clues to win the prize (beer and chips, delicious) at the top of a mountain during sunset. So fun but got pretty scratched by the MEGAthorns all over the place. 

Lots and lots of lectures on savannas, environmental ethics, and history and culture of SA. 

Camp fires and s'mores, African style.

Poop spitting. Yes, that's a thing. 

We are now in Skukuza, a camp area in the southern part of Kruger National Park. We started a "Kruger Long Term Initiative" three-day project today. My group's focus is song bird identification and testing out a recording program that OTS hasn't used much before. Basically that means we get up super early in the morning and go out searching for birds! And we've been listening nonstop to bird song recordings for the past 12 hours. It's great. I don't think the ChinSpot Batis has had so many fans in years. 

It was a pretty interesting experience driving in GDVs (game drive vehicles) on the highway on the way to Kruger, but we saw some amazing animals once we got to the park! Pictures to come!