Research in Gambia

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Het begin van de reis
24 mei 2016
Research in Gambia Shyleen Frost
O'Hare Airport
24 mei 2016, Verenigde Staten ⋅ ☀️ 61 °F
Bye Midwest!
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John F Kennedy International Airport
24 mei 2016, Verenigde Staten ⋅ ⛅ 72 °F
Mmmm my weakness! Chocolate croissant and a good iced latte. Despite the coffee, I am passing out on this plane! #UISGambia2016
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Brussels Airport
25 mei 2016, België ⋅ ⛅ 52 °F
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.
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Paradise Suites!
26 mei 2016, Gambia ⋅ ⛅ 75 °F
View from my balcony! #UISGambia2016
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What a First Impression
26 mei 2016, Gambia ⋅ 🌙 70 °F
Day one! We got to see arch 22, Banjul, exchange some money, and eat some yummy food! Exhaustion is real. #UISGambia2016
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University of The Gambia
27 mei 2016, Gambia ⋅ ☀️ 88 °F
Today we got to tour the university and meet the other students and professors we are going to be working with! So exciting!!
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Makasutu Cultural Forest
28 mei 2016, Gambia ⋅ ⛅ 73 °F
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 who lives on the land. It was all pretty amazing.Meer informatie
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Kachikally Museum and Crocodile Pool
29 mei 2016, Gambia ⋅ ⛅ 84 °F
I got to pet a crocodile!!! Also, Have another picture of the monkeys from Makasutu
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MRC Gambia
31 mei 2016, Gambia ⋅ ⛅ 73 °F
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 day was spent at the beach. I got to touch the other side of the Atlantic! (Now I just need to see the Pacific) We also stopped and ate at a Nigerian restaurant on the way back to the hotel. This was my first experience. Delicious but spicy!!Meer informatie
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Kembujeh Wells
2 juni 2016, Gambia ⋅ ☀️ 88 °F
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
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Analyzing Samples
3 juni 2016, Gambia ⋅ ☀️ 72 °F
Today was a hot day in the lab analyzing the well samples for alkalinity.

#UISGambia21016 #science #titration #UniversityoftheGambia #UIS
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Monkey Encounter!
4 juni 2016, Gambia ⋅ 🌙 81 °F
Dude! I'm talking with my professor and a monkey just jumps over and wants to hang out with us. This is zero zoom! Dude was a few inches from me.

Please don't climb on me monkey!
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More Monkey Business
6 juni 2016, Gambia ⋅ ⛅ 82 °F
I found more monkeys at our hotel, they were breaking into the old kitchen. From the noise, it sounds like they made a HUGE mess inside.
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Bakoteh Dump site
7 juni 2016, Gambia ⋅ ⛅ 75 °F
Testing at the dump site today. #waterquality #science #trash #dumpsite
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Another Sample Day
10 juni 2016, Gambia ⋅ ⛅ 77 °F
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More Tests
11 juni 2016, Gambia ⋅ ⛅ 77 °F
Testing the sample for chloride content using titration #UISGambia2016 #UTGedu #science #tritrationmasters #analysis
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Roots
13 juni 2016, Gambia ⋅ ⛅ 84 °F
Took the ferry across the river so we could take more samples and do some touristy things. We went to Albreda and Juffureh village as well as Kunta Kinteh Island. Talk about emotional and touching...

Never again! #UISGambia2016 #monuments #rootsMeer informatie
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Long Day
15 juni 2016, Gambia ⋅ 🌙 43 °F
Today was a long hot day of sampling and I felt even worse for my Muslim partners who were participating in Ramadan. They neither ate nor drank (even water) from sun up until sundown. Even while working so hard. We sampled multiple sites along the river.Meer informatie
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The Border
19 juni 2016, Senegal ⋅ ☀️ 86 °F
Today we visited Kartong and the border of The Gambia and Senegal. Also have some pictures of what I actually have been doing here (growing and testing samples for coliforms, red are e coli)
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Lectures and Scenery
22 juni 2016, Gambia ⋅ 🌙 79 °F
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Science and Markets
23 juni 2016, Gambia ⋅ ☀️ 86 °F
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Last Moments
28 juni 2016, Gambia ⋅ ⛅ 88 °F
#waterquality project completed! This has been a crazy experience I will never forget. There were ups and down and complications like anything in life, but truly I am so thankful for all the experiences I have had.

#UISGambia2016 #UISedu #UTGedu #friendshipMeer informatie
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Going Home
29 juni 2016, België ⋅ ⛅ 61 °F
Not looking forward to this crazy long trip home, but HAPPY GOLD BIRTHDAY TO ME! (I had never heard of a gold birthday before today)
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A Little Detour?
1 juli 2016, Verenigde Staten ⋅ ☀️ 77 °F
I may have gotten off the plane in New York, taken some samples to the museum, and then hung out in Rhode Island for a few days?
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4th of July
4 juli 2016, Verenigde Staten ⋅ ⛅ 68 °F
Nothing beats McCoy stadium fireworks!
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Het einde van de reis
5 juli 2016