Everything is bigger in Africa! Trees, bugs, animals, servings of beans and rice, etc. After class today we found a giant millipede. Walking when you have that many legs really is an art. I went with some friends to Mwenge on a photography expedition that was semi-successful. We played pool with the locals back behind the chicken cages and practiced our Kiswahili. We are also planning to have a party next week, so we had to think about what we needed to buy.
Mat and I went on a night-walk in search of bush babies that live in the trees around the ACM house. Walking back from the cafeteria after dinner we always hear them shrieking like deranged children, but never have flashlights with. Today we went prepared! The headlamp we used has an incredibly powerful light that illuminates a 180 degree radius and probably could be used on a runway to direct planes for landing. First on the night walk I saw a giant slug just slinking down the road. After being led on and taunted a bit, we did finally spot a bush baby and got a good look at it. Their eyes are eerily bright in the headlamp light.