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| Only about 700 mountain gorillas left in the world. |
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| After munching on bamboo leaves for awhile, this Silverback walked out of the bush and plopped himself down right in front of us! |
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| Dreams really do come true! |
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| 100% Cuteness |
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| Professional mountain gorilla trackers (my heroes) |
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| These kids ran up the mountainside from their lakeside village after spotting me from afar...one by one! Out of breath, each one calmly said the same thing: "Hello. My name is _____. What is your name? Where are you from? Nice to meet you." |
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| These kids ran after our Land Rover and once we stopped to take a picture of the view, they also stopped to talk. Out of breath, each one calmly said the same thing: "Hello. My name is _____. What is your name? Where are you from? Nice to meet you." |
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| I delivered my Monarch students' mini posters about saving the mountain gorillas to the head office. This man is in charge of all gorilla tracking and he was so excited that kids in California know facts about saving the mountain gorillas. The posters will be displayed in a local primary school. |
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| Visit to Amahoro Orphanage. These kids were so amazing. They sang and danced for us....and played and wanted their picture taken...and wouldn't stop smiling. :) |
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| My new BFF at the orphanage. She became very possessive of me! |
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| The independent wanderer |
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| "Take my picture, take my picture, take my picture, take my picture." |
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| My guide (and now friend), Gerard, was so good with all the little kids. |
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| My last morning in Northwestern Rwanda was spent tracking the endangered Golden Monkey. Since I was mildly obsessed with nonhuman primates at one point in my life, this was REALLY exciting for me! |
