O'Hare Airport
May 24, 2016 in the United States ⋅ ☀️ 61 °FBye Midwest!
Bye Midwest!
Mmmm my weakness! Chocolate croissant and a good iced latte. Despite the coffee, I am passing out on this plane! #UISGambia2016
Getting on the last plane... but it has one more stop. Headed to Dakar and then to Banjul!! It's 11 am and I am soooo tired. Excited and exhausted.
View from my balcony! #UISGambia2016
Day one! We got to see arch 22, Banjul, exchange some money, and eat some yummy food! Exhaustion is real. #UISGambia2016
Today we got to tour the university and meet the other students and professors we are going to be working with! So exciting!!
Today we went to Makasutu Cultural Forest, there were monkeys running around everywhere! I drank palm wine, ate cashew fruit (yes like the nut), went on an awesome boat, and met a fortune teller whoRead more
I got to pet a crocodile!!! Also, Have another picture of the monkeys from Makasutu
Today we got to see a local hospital and tour MRC (Medical Research Center) it is an amazing facility connected to the London School of Hygiene. They had some amazing facilities. The rest of the dayRead more
Our group taking well samples to analyze and talking to the local kids. They ended up climbing up the trees to get us some ripe mangos!
#UISGambia2016 #waterquality #science