Kenya Facebook Update

Hey family and friends!

So as some of you might know, I'm heading to Kenya, Africa this summer for three weeks of undergraduate research! I'm leaving this Wednesday and will be returning June 3rd. If you'd like to keep up with pictures and updates about our team research and experience, you can follow the LeTourneau University Wheels Project facebook page.

https://www.facebook.com/pages/LeTourneau-University-Wheels-Project/189752314390350

Peace,

Emy T

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Getting ready for take off...

So its the night before I leave on a grand month-long adventure to Kenya. In less than 24 hours I will be in London. Craziness. I keep trying to go through everything in my head: Do I have it all packed? Do I have the too much stuff packed? Did I forget to do something before I leave the country? My malaria meds are in that one bag... The sunscreen is in there too... My passport still hasn't disappeared from my backpack no mater how many times I frantically check for it... Okay, I think I'm good. I'm definitely not worried about the trip itself, actually being in Kenya and all. In fact, I'm pretty dang excited. I think I'm mostly worried about packing the right things, if you couldn't tell already. My clothes and stuff is split between one check bag and one carry-on duffle bag with some wiggle room in each for Wheels equipment. I hope my duffle bag meets the carry-on measurements. I should probably look for that online... The team is meeting tomor...

Running With Chimps

Waking up at 6:00am is a lot easier when you are waking up to the sun rising brilliantly over majestic Mt. Kenya and your own personal watering hole scene. Waking up this way set the tone for a whole day of awesome sights. By 6:30 we were heading out across savannah roads on a second game drive. The day's amazing moments started with stumbling across a family of elephants feeding along the roadside. We originally only saw three little baby elephants munching away until momma elephant emerged from the bushes and began marching slowly and intensely toward our car, flapping her ears as a not-so-subtle warning to back off. Other amazing moments: Taking time to watch a family troupe of baboons as they wrestled, danced around, and groomed each other, eager for picked-tick snacks. Visiting Kenya's only chimpanzee sanctuary that was started by Jane Goodall herself. We were introduced to a major portion of our hairy genetic relatives by one of their caretakers who expla...

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The posts may have stopped for a while but the beat of a traveling heart continues! This past December, a t the beginning of winter break, I traveled to Ecuador with my father, my head pastor, and another pastor from my home church: International Full Gospel Fellowship (IFGF) of Austin, TX. My time in Ecuador was very beautiful very fast! Three different cities in three days plus a day on either side of travel time. I never realized how diverse the country of Ecuador is! Imagine beach, jungle, and mountain climates scattered with villages, towns and cities that are filled with over 21 different ethnic groups. The capital, Quito, has a population of around 2 million people. W e enjoyed some wonderful food on our trip, which included fire roasted tilapia wrapped in banana tree leaves, armadillo meat, and roasted palm tree weevil larvae. The purpose of this journey was not, unfortunately, to eat but to conduct training se...

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