Another year older...

Another birthday come and gone, another year older. Thanks to everyone who called, wrote and facebooked me, I love and miss you all.

This birthday was definitely like any other. Last years was a total bummer, my first year in Africa, my first time at site alone...anyways not to be a downer. But this year, now thats a whole other story. Me and a few other volunteers decided to escape the city of Kankan for the weekend and head to Sabadou Baranama. It is the site of another volunteer, Alex, but unfortunately he wasn't there. But he got us in touch with a french family that lives out there and also happens to be in charge of a park. A park in fact that protects endangered animals.

We hired a taxi and started our journey on friday, unfortunately we forgot that they were working on the only bridge out of town in that direction and we couldn't cross. bummer. But the following morning after a delicious carrot cake made by yours truly, we made the trek to Sabadou. Now I do have to say that communication is difficult here and we kind of showed up unannounced, however not to fear the french family was there to welcome us and put us up in their hotel for the night. We ate good food, swam in their pool, checked out some animals and I made a new friend. Her name is Mookie and shes a chimpanze. Pretty much all of my pictures are of her and I will post them to make you jealous. She was the funniest, most curious primate ever and we bonded. I was sad to leave her behind, even if she did fart on me when I first met her.

Without further ado... Mookie.





Me and Mooks hanging out in the hammock

Cleaning up Jeans hair

So cute

Sporting my shades.