"Lauren, you have to stop touching the animals!"

Well, last blog entry was rather heavy and serious so I decided this one will be a some what embarrassing one. I hear "Lauren, you have to stop touching the animals!" A LOT. Mainly from the other Americans but I think I say it to myself too. Not that I listen to myself or anything...When I got to Africa, I was expecting to see wild animals and other crazy things, but I get here and all I see are FARM ANIMALS! I LOVE animals back home, and since I have been here I have realized that I am animal deprived back home. I live in the city so the only animals you get are cats and dogs, but here, there are ducks, goats, chickens, cows, and dogs and cats. Everywhere I go I am tempted to touch or pick up and cradle an animal. It doesn't matter if it's a huge bull with mile long horns, I will touch it and I have. My team members are starting to get a little annoyed when we go out of the house, because if there is an animal I will try and sneak up on it and pet it or pick it up. Most of the places are used to me now and will grab the animals for me so I don't look like an idiot running around chasing them. And for that I am forever grateful.



Don't judge me.

after I held this one, the gave me a week old one to hold

These are just the instances where someone had a camera. There have been MANY others with cows, goats and occasional chickens