I never thought I would be going to multiple safaris here in South Africa. I never wrote about the Aquila safari adventure we had. It was great seeing animals so close. Personally I have never been a fan of zoos… something about animals in cages just never excite me. But this was completely different. Seeing animals in their wildlife home is thrilling. I posted some pictures on facebook. During our trip to Aquila I met Hymie, a forty some year man who was very young and passionate at heart and used to be very active during the apartheid. His talkative nature didn’t bother me as much as bothered others in the van and I learned a lot from him. He has a very interesting past and is hoping to get rich by buying stock. He told me he would pick me up from the airport in his Mercedes in 2010! I also met Mr. Tchan, a lively and travel loving business man. He told me about his travels and how he has seen much of the world. I really enjoyed talking to him and he gave me a travel idea for next year. I am planning to take the Orient Express from Amesterdam to Beijing next summer. It costs about $2000 but all accommodations are provided and I would get to see much of Russia, something I have always wanted to do after my Moscow visit years ago. I hope my parents wouldn’t mind giving me that graduation present!
About work, until now we have identified all rape homicide cases for 1999-2002. the numbers vary for each year but the average is around 30 per year. 2001 had the fewest number of cases with 12. Now we are in the processes of entering the autopsy information of the rape homicide cases in the data tool set. This is a long process but I am starting to like it now that I recognize the difference between lacerations, contusions, abrasions, penetrating wounds, etc. I think I am getting more and more interested in the medical side of this.
Last weekend we went to a city called Knysna. This town was very young and lively and we got to experience the South African night life. The scenery was absolutely gorgeous with the ocean and mountains everywhere. We made it to the Elephant Park where we touched, hugged, and fed elephants (I still have some elephant dirt on my jacket…) We also went to Monkey Land where we saw more monkeys that I have ever seen in my life. It was scary to see how similar they were to humans. The Bird Park was also very fun and picturesque. I have some pictures posted on facebook. It’s been raining a lot here so it’s kind of difficult to go on any sort of adventures. We did get to go the waterfront where I got into a sailing boat for the very first time. I am planning to learn how to sail and own a boat one day.
Next week is looking great. I am flying to Botswana tomorrow so I am super excited about seeing another African country. Will update when I am back!
About work, until now we have identified all rape homicide cases for 1999-2002. the numbers vary for each year but the average is around 30 per year. 2001 had the fewest number of cases with 12. Now we are in the processes of entering the autopsy information of the rape homicide cases in the data tool set. This is a long process but I am starting to like it now that I recognize the difference between lacerations, contusions, abrasions, penetrating wounds, etc. I think I am getting more and more interested in the medical side of this.
Last weekend we went to a city called Knysna. This town was very young and lively and we got to experience the South African night life. The scenery was absolutely gorgeous with the ocean and mountains everywhere. We made it to the Elephant Park where we touched, hugged, and fed elephants (I still have some elephant dirt on my jacket…) We also went to Monkey Land where we saw more monkeys that I have ever seen in my life. It was scary to see how similar they were to humans. The Bird Park was also very fun and picturesque. I have some pictures posted on facebook. It’s been raining a lot here so it’s kind of difficult to go on any sort of adventures. We did get to go the waterfront where I got into a sailing boat for the very first time. I am planning to learn how to sail and own a boat one day.
Next week is looking great. I am flying to Botswana tomorrow so I am super excited about seeing another African country. Will update when I am back!
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