Field Trip

Hey, look!

We made it to the Nairobi National Musuem!

We were shocked and amazed at what was inside. (This is a chief's coat made from monkey fur and tails, with a stuffed monkey for reference.)

And pretty excited, too. (I was pretty excited about this horn made from ivory in 1688.)

Our guide had a captive audience in our Class 5 students who behaved themselves excellently.  As a teacher, you always wonder how the behavior part is going to turn out.

Mrs. Mutuku, the class teacher, passed out paper for note taking.

What kind of notes do you take on a angry stuffed zebra?

The "Humonoid Skull Room" was a bit freaky.

The bird room, however, was the best, even according to the students.

There were hundreds of beautiful, stuffed birds found in East Africa.  These are the largest eagles and hawks.  Word on the street is if you leave your baby under a tree, one of these might eat it for lunch.  They are so strong, they can make off with a baby antelope.  Yikes!

We were finally ready to head outside.

This beautiful gourd sculpture showed us out.

More art met us outside.  This is a mural by Kenyan glass artist Anselm of Kitengela Glass.  It's pretty incredible.

Mrs. Mutuku wanted me to take this picture to prove we were really there.  I think we will have many memories to prove that for a long time!