This is a shot of the Mount Sabyinyo from our backyard

So I finally made it to Ruhengeri where I’ve been spending the week cataloging and screening material while others went to buy equipment. We are not allowed to begin the recovery until next Monday, but are luckily allowed to probe areas.

The other day I went on a long walk with Steve & a grad student here who is studying reptiles and amphibians to find specimens. So we went along back roads where we accumulated a mass of well over 30 children and curious old adults who helped search for lizards and snakes with the prospect of getting the equivalent of about 20 cents for each one found. It was a very interesting experience…people just want to touch you or ask for money or practice the little French or English they know. I’m having a great time right now, but still am looking forward to coming home…even if it’s Indiana.