Mrs. Drozd said...
Dear Ms. Russell,
The sixth graders at Tabernacle are starting their journals. As you will see, they are interested in knowing what you've seen so far. Here are some of the questions so far.
1. Have you seen any baby giraffes, any monkeys, black rhinos, or cheetahs?
I've seen giraffes, but no baby giraffes. I have seen monkeys (Vervets or green monkeys), black rhinos and white rhinos, too, and cheetahs-- and elephants, and cape buffalo, and gerenuks, and oryx, and baboons, and water buck and... so many other animals!
2. What types of food have you eaten so far that are different than ours.
We had goat a couple times. I find it to be pretty tough and chewy. We also had ugali, which is a thick, maize porridge type of stuff-- you eat it with your fingers (we were all using forks and told that wasn't the right way to eat it!). And one night in Lewa we had a local dish called githeri-- it's a bean and corn stew that was very good.
3. Shanda wanted to know if you've seen or spoken with anyone who had the ear piercings that create the elongated ear lobes?
Yes, we have! I've noticed this more on older people (both men and women) than on younger ones.
4. Another student wondered if any of the tribesman have the "stretched necks" that they saw in the books?
No, that is not something that the Samburu people do and that's the tribe in the area where we were. The people you are referring to must live in a different part of Africa.
5. Toni read that there is a camel derby in Africa? Can you find out if this is true and when it is? I think she wants to make that part of her imaginary trip with you.
Toni is right! I didn't know about that, so I looked it up and it is held in the Samburu district, which is where we were, during the second weekend of August. There are places that you can rent a camel and you can enter the race as an amateur. How fun would that be!? I really liked riding a camel!
6. Mrs. Drozd would like to know how you are observing the zebras, and do you chart the information?
You've probably already read about this in the "Yikes, Stripes!" journal entries. We did all of our observations from the Land Cruiser, using our binoculars. One or two of us always recorded data and then we entered the data into computers when we got back to where we were staying. We collected quite a lot of information that the scientists will be able to analyze later.
We look forward to hearing from you. We should have more questions once the other classes resume a regular schedule. The testing will be completed on Fri.
Dear Ms. Russell,
The sixth graders at Tabernacle are starting their journals. As you will see, they are interested in knowing what you've seen so far. Here are some of the questions so far.
1. Have you seen any baby giraffes, any monkeys, black rhinos, or cheetahs?
I've seen giraffes, but no baby giraffes. I have seen monkeys (Vervets or green monkeys), black rhinos and white rhinos, too, and cheetahs-- and elephants, and cape buffalo, and gerenuks, and oryx, and baboons, and water buck and... so many other animals!
2. What types of food have you eaten so far that are different than ours.
We had goat a couple times. I find it to be pretty tough and chewy. We also had ugali, which is a thick, maize porridge type of stuff-- you eat it with your fingers (we were all using forks and told that wasn't the right way to eat it!). And one night in Lewa we had a local dish called githeri-- it's a bean and corn stew that was very good.
3. Shanda wanted to know if you've seen or spoken with anyone who had the ear piercings that create the elongated ear lobes?
Yes, we have! I've noticed this more on older people (both men and women) than on younger ones.
4. Another student wondered if any of the tribesman have the "stretched necks" that they saw in the books?
No, that is not something that the Samburu people do and that's the tribe in the area where we were. The people you are referring to must live in a different part of Africa.
5. Toni read that there is a camel derby in Africa? Can you find out if this is true and when it is? I think she wants to make that part of her imaginary trip with you.
Toni is right! I didn't know about that, so I looked it up and it is held in the Samburu district, which is where we were, during the second weekend of August. There are places that you can rent a camel and you can enter the race as an amateur. How fun would that be!? I really liked riding a camel!
6. Mrs. Drozd would like to know how you are observing the zebras, and do you chart the information?
You've probably already read about this in the "Yikes, Stripes!" journal entries. We did all of our observations from the Land Cruiser, using our binoculars. One or two of us always recorded data and then we entered the data into computers when we got back to where we were staying. We collected quite a lot of information that the scientists will be able to analyze later.
We look forward to hearing from you. We should have more questions once the other classes resume a regular schedule. The testing will be completed on Fri.
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