Hey Yovo, donne-moi a banana...

The EA volunteers went on a botanical gardens field trip so we could learn a little about park management...i guess. But guess what we saw....a roving band of monkeys. I think a group of monkeys is called a troop, and I don't know what kind of monkeys these were but I'll post pictures this weekend. One of the small ones was angry that we weren't giving him any food, so he ran round the tree limbs about us, shaking the branches. The bike ride plans are coming along. Getting final routes approved, med kits assembled, tee-shirts designed. I hope everything works out. I was put on the list to go to the Park Penjari for chirstmas with a bunch of TEFLers so that should be fun. It is soo weird over here for the holidays....even though people say FLA has no real seasons it does have the 'not soo hot time'. Not here. Can't wait to get out of the south and head back up north for that dry air. Go Gators...I have a steep bet riding on the game. And Kelli, tell me if you ever get the letter I sent in grandma's mailbox (it will be the one with Benin stamps)...i think i sent it over 3 weeks ago, so it should be getting close. Anyway, everyone stay tuned for monkey pix on my flickr site this weekend! I should be out of internet contact from the 23rd of December to the beginning of Feb...everyone will have to wait until then to find out how my bike tour fared and have to wait that long to find out how the Gators did!