Mutware

As the days progress it's getting easier to wake up before the sun. I have been getting better sleep here now that Ralph is out of the picture (thank god). Most mornings are relatively the same, some mornings I struggle with the gluten free thing, thank god for protein bars. Today we saw Mutware a beautiful Elephant. Twenty years ago during the genocide his caretaker was forced to leave, and hasn't come back. Mutware wanders though the village, not able to fit in with the other elephants at Akagera and is just angry. He's rammed two cars into the lake.

At first seeing him it was amazing! But hearing his story and watching him-he's suffering. He's had his life attempted multiple times, bullet wound scars over his body and ears and he spends most of the time by the door to where his owner used to live by the fishing village. Sadly the man can't come back anymore, but he wrote a story about his relationship with the elephant. He's a difficult animal to keep around, they asked the locals if they wanted him gone and to take him to a sanctuary or to keep him there (where he does run a muck). They wanted him to stay.

We also later in few days realized, showering just wasn't a thing. It was either use the shower tent which we only to be used at night with cold water. And I just simply prefer my filth to a cold shower with leopards. I also got a chance to talk to the Stekli about possible careers working with primates in the states, which was pretty eye opening. I'm gonna be starting some research on that.