Living at an Elephant Research Camp!

After meeting with Professor Curt Griffin and my host, Alfred Kikoti, I felt a little more excited and at ease about my trip into the African bush! I knew I would be staying at the Elephant Research Camp, but I didn't know anything more about the camp itself. I figured it was rustic, bucket showers, in-ground toilets, no electricity, no internet, (gasp!) But it turns out I was wrong, about all those things. There are bath houses with running water, flush toilets, electricity from the generator every night and internet access!!

After getting some specifics about the place, I realized I would be staying at the actual African Wildlife Foundation's official Elephant Research Camp, in which Kikoti is the head researcher!

So I am obviously very very exited, I can't WAIT to camp out for 10 months and I am eager to learn some Swahili so I can communicate easily with the game scouts at the camp and the Masai in the nearby village.

Here's a photo of the Visitor's Center at Ngorongoro Crater, with Curt & Kikoti...