Alright, I have been meaning to update the blog for weeks, but I have been meaning to write a long blog and I keep putting off. So, I figured I should just get it done and write get to blogging.
The past two months have been beautiful, and perhaps that justifies my silence. Last time I blogged I was preparing to leave Nairobi in a backpacking adventure on the East Coast of Africa. What a trip!
The most noteworthy experience of the trip, and raking high amongst the most noteworthy experiences of my life, was my trip to Mount Kenya. Mt Kenya is the second highest mountain in Africa, with over 5300m (16 000 ft). I had never done high-altitude hiking, and it was amazing, challenging, and beautiful. I hiked up the mountain with two old friends, Alex F and Virginie, and two new ones, Whit Jones and Rob Niven. A great team!
(Photo: sunrise in Mt Kenya - by Virginie Lavallee-Picard)Mt Kenya is located on the Equator, and, like most other places in the world, is losing its glaciers and snow-caped peaks because of climate change. I had never seen a glacier, and it was really inspiring to see and touch the places that I seek to protect. The scenery was beautiful, and I invite you to check more photos here! You can also see more photos from our time in Kenya here
Before coming back to the US, I also had chance to visit my friend Alice Wilkinson in Watamu, near Mombassa and Lamu. We met with another groups of good friends from College of Atlantic working in East Africa. Odd place to meet friends!
So, I am back in the US. Very excited to be here actually. I spent Christmas at my best friend’s place in Topsham, Maine, and now I am preparing to start my last term of classes before I graduate in June. This term poses exciting challenges, starting with very interesting classes, and my senior thesis – which I will write more about later. I will also be collaborating with the Northern Alliance for Sustainable Development and the Third World Network in preparation for the UN Commission for Sustainable Development. So, recurring trips to New York will be on my agenda for the winter!
Anyway, thanks for reading, and I promise to write more often now. I had also stopped blogging because I was planning on changing to a new blog host, but that will have to wait…
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