4-12-08 Went on a Safari to Lake Nukuru today with a couple from Atlanta. He is finishing medical school at Emory and is starting residency in ansthesia this summer at Mayo Clinic in Rochester, MN. Both Mike and Cory graduated from Anderson University. I spent my first year of undergrad there. Small world. Kennedy was our guide. We saw a variety of classic African species. Hopefully will be able to download more of the pictures.
Had dinner with Ted and Colleen Sugimoto and three medical students from Hong Kong who have also just finished medical school and are starting internship there this summer. Ted is a general surgeon who has been intermittently serving at various places in Africa for the past 25+ years. Ted works in Michigan (can you believe it, even over here in Kenya I’m running into people from Meechicken). Furtunately he is not much of a football fan. Colleen is an RN and a great cook, the best meal I’ve had since leaving home. One of their sons is getting his PhD at University of Washington, another is an electrical engineer and their daughter is in general surgery residency up in Saginaw, Michigan.
During the dinner conversation as we were talking about the animals I had seen on the Safari and my disappointment at not seeing any big cats Ted mentions that he had previously seen a leopard not too far from the hospital. All of a sudden I’m paying very close attention.
“Where exactly did you see the leopard,” I ask.
Ted, nonchallantly answers, “On the lower road.”
Thinking I know where the lower road is, but wanting to pinpoint where precisely, I ask, “Where is the lower road?”
Ted begins to explain but being “geographically challenged” his wife interrupts to tell me the location of the lower road. You may ask why is all this important? Well, in an effort to get in shape, and more importantly pass my upcoming Navy physical readiness test, I have started running again. One of my routes I have just found out is on this “lower road”.
“Don’t worry,” Ted and Colleen tell me. “If anyone sees a leopard they will kill it.”
“What happens if the person who sees it doesn’t survive to tell anyone,” I think.
Ted goes on to tell me that two baboons can kill an adult leopard so leopards won’t attack a group of people. Now I have to worry about the every present baboons in the jungle. Have you ever seen a baboon, they are evil appearing with their long fangs and loud screech. All of a sudden getting inshape and passing the PRT have become less important to me. I think I’ll just stick to helping at the hospital. That’s what I’m here for anyway…
Had dinner with Ted and Colleen Sugimoto and three medical students from Hong Kong who have also just finished medical school and are starting internship there this summer. Ted is a general surgeon who has been intermittently serving at various places in Africa for the past 25+ years. Ted works in Michigan (can you believe it, even over here in Kenya I’m running into people from Meechicken). Furtunately he is not much of a football fan. Colleen is an RN and a great cook, the best meal I’ve had since leaving home. One of their sons is getting his PhD at University of Washington, another is an electrical engineer and their daughter is in general surgery residency up in Saginaw, Michigan.
During the dinner conversation as we were talking about the animals I had seen on the Safari and my disappointment at not seeing any big cats Ted mentions that he had previously seen a leopard not too far from the hospital. All of a sudden I’m paying very close attention.
“Where exactly did you see the leopard,” I ask.
Ted, nonchallantly answers, “On the lower road.”
Thinking I know where the lower road is, but wanting to pinpoint where precisely, I ask, “Where is the lower road?”
Ted begins to explain but being “geographically challenged” his wife interrupts to tell me the location of the lower road. You may ask why is all this important? Well, in an effort to get in shape, and more importantly pass my upcoming Navy physical readiness test, I have started running again. One of my routes I have just found out is on this “lower road”.
“Don’t worry,” Ted and Colleen tell me. “If anyone sees a leopard they will kill it.”
“What happens if the person who sees it doesn’t survive to tell anyone,” I think.
Ted goes on to tell me that two baboons can kill an adult leopard so leopards won’t attack a group of people. Now I have to worry about the every present baboons in the jungle. Have you ever seen a baboon, they are evil appearing with their long fangs and loud screech. All of a sudden getting inshape and passing the PRT have become less important to me. I think I’ll just stick to helping at the hospital. That’s what I’m here for anyway…
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