enjoyed a nice weekend of safari at ngorongoro crater. truth be told, i wore the mask and everything in the car. by the time we got there friday night i was sure i should not have gone, but should have stayed in bed. by saturday evening, i was definitely glad to have gone. the sun, the view, the animals, and being with the fam did me more good than sitting around here could have. got my mind off of other things for a while. in the car coming back today, i realized it all may have actually paid off--- my frame of mind feels ready to work.

still coughing quite a bit--- breaking stuff up in my chest--- but i have my voice back, can eat solid foods again, body aches are down, and all seems on the mend. i'll be in arusha this week and part of next, then head to kigali, rwanda, wednesday the 4th of may. got an email today i MIGHT even be able to meet up with one of my supervisors (from Edinburgh) in rwanda while she'll be doing a bit of research there herself later in may. no complaints there.