On our last day we took the New Dawn senior class to the baby elephant sanctuary. The sancturary is in Nairobi and is currently caring for 28 baby elephants who have been orphaned due to poaching (which is on the rise), human interaction, or other unknown causes.
The youngest ones must be fed milk every 3 hours by the keepers, even through the night, until they are about 3 years old. At about 5 years they begin to reintroduce them into the wild at a nature preserve. The overall process to rescue, rehabilitate, and release takes a minimum of 8 years.
After our field trip we had lunch together back at our FPFK guest house, gave out our gifts, and said our goodbyes. We will miss our students, teachers, families, and all our friends in Kenya.
I will also miss the amazing team we had this yeaar. So many wonderful people who all pulled together, watched out for one another, and kept giving their best even when tired. So blessed to have been with you.
And that's all for Kenya 2015!
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