http://www.unchartedspaces.com/blog daily 1.0 2017-09-21 http://www.unchartedspaces.com/blog/2016/9/26/pre-departure-for-pre-departure monthly 0.5 2016-09-26 https://static1.squarespace.com/static/57d5ebc1197aea51693528f4/t/57e9b10037c5814c0d80d2c3/1474933004337/ Blog - Pre-Departure for Pre-Departure http://www.unchartedspaces.com/blog/2016/10/20/pre-departure monthly 0.5 2016-10-21 https://static1.squarespace.com/static/57d5ebc1197aea51693528f4/580a6a8ab8a79b4a29a7a3f5/580a6da22994cad82115667d/1477078502455/IMG_20161014_101036292.jpg Blog - Pre-Departure - A Sweet Goodbye... I'm pretty sure I mentioned how amazing all the people were that I met at predep. As an example, here is a Care Kit that one of the other Fellows made for all of us as we left on our placements. https://static1.squarespace.com/static/57d5ebc1197aea51693528f4/580a6a8ab8a79b4a29a7a3f5/580a6aa2f7e0abf3864edecb/1477078331174/IMG_20161013_182652983_TOP.jpg Blog - Pre-Departure - My Award! We all got awards at the end of predep. My 10 years of government service shone through, as I was awarded "Most Timely" for my ability to process paperwork... https://static1.squarespace.com/static/57d5ebc1197aea51693528f4/580a6a8ab8a79b4a29a7a3f5/580a6a9db8a79b4a29a7a4cd/1477078227478/IMG_20161009_232811865.jpg Blog - Pre-Departure - Me & Hillary The first two Presidential Debates happened during predep, so a bunch of us went to go watch them at a pub. It's not PROPER debate watching without cardboard cutouts... https://static1.squarespace.com/static/57d5ebc1197aea51693528f4/580a6a8ab8a79b4a29a7a3f5/580a6a95f7e0abf3864ede55/1477078033708/IMG_20161009_192321975.jpg Blog - Pre-Departure - Pie! 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Mel sadly waves goodbye with her shiny boarding pass, unaware of when we would meet again https://static1.squarespace.com/static/57d5ebc1197aea51693528f4/581c8d33b3db2bd6d98514e3/581c8dc8c534a514915c1c5a/1478269034629/IMG_20161024_240226542.jpg Blog - Karibu Kenya! - The Offending Bathroom Lastly, a panoramic view of the "Impossible To Shower Without Getting Everything Soaking Wet" showers. Notice the open-ness of the layout, as well as the inward-swinging-ness of the doors. https://static1.squarespace.com/static/57d5ebc1197aea51693528f4/581c8d33b3db2bd6d98514e3/581c8dbe29687ff4031474bf/1478268799716/IMG_20161023_115634914_HDR.jpg Blog - Karibu Kenya! - Trunks are super weird That's all. https://static1.squarespace.com/static/57d5ebc1197aea51693528f4/581c8d33b3db2bd6d98514e3/581c8d82c534a514915c1a40/1478268785378/IMG_20161023_115503412_HDR.jpg Blog - Karibu Kenya! - Baby Elephants! Next up was the Elephant Sanctuary where baby elephants are shown enjoying some sweet sweet mud on Sundays from 11-12. Many of these are elephants whose parents were the victims of poaching. https://static1.squarespace.com/static/57d5ebc1197aea51693528f4/581c8d33b3db2bd6d98514e3/581c8d8129687ff403147290/1478268570484/IMG_20161023_105017581_HDR.jpg Blog - Karibu Kenya! - A Tower of Giraffes Apparently, according to the Internet (where only truth resides). A group of Giraffes standing around is called a "tower". Even stranger, a group of giraffes in motion is called a "jenny". #themoreyouknow https://static1.squarespace.com/static/57d5ebc1197aea51693528f4/581c8d33b3db2bd6d98514e3/581c8d69c534a514915c198f/1478268406685/IMG_20161023_102106819-ANIMATION.gif Blog - Karibu Kenya! - Mel Gets Some Love One of the draws of this particular sanctuary is the ability to get a giraffe kiss. This involves putting a food pellet in your mouth and letting a giraffe use their ridiculously long tongue to grab it from you. Somewhere, there are videos and pictures of my Giraffe Makout Session, but they aren't on my camera. So enjoy this lovely gif of Mel instead. https://static1.squarespace.com/static/57d5ebc1197aea51693528f4/581c8d33b3db2bd6d98514e3/581c8d3e29687ff4031470a7/1478268957102/IMG_20161023_101708424.jpg Blog - Karibu Kenya! - More Daisy All the giraffes at this sanctuary are a species called Rothschild Giraffe's. Their colouring is distinctive as it stops at the top of their legs, which gives rise to their alternative name, "White Sock Giraffes". https://static1.squarespace.com/static/57d5ebc1197aea51693528f4/581c8d33b3db2bd6d98514e3/581c8d34c534a514915c17fb/1478268941471/IMG_20161021_135610146.jpg Blog - Karibu Kenya! - Local Food On our second or third day we went to a well-populated local lunch place. 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