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On safariNicole, Rayan, Parviz and Francesca with their guideThe Round Square International ConferenceAlumni eventOn safari16
Our Kenyan Diary and the Round SquareInternational Conference 2012At the end of the Winter Term, four students accompanied by Round Square Co-ordinator Mr Peter Willettset off to explore Kenya and attend the Round Square International Conference in Nairobi.“Tails of Africa”by Peter Willett, Round Square Co-ordinatorThe idea of going on a safari for me is fi lledwith clichés. Hot burning heat, dust, safarihats, bumpy roads and sipping cool drinks atthe end of the day whilst watching the sungo down. Seeing wild animals in their naturalhabitat and taking photographs of their behindsas the vehicles scare them away, these typeof pictures are called “tails of Africa”. I wasnot disappointed and although I did manage toget some great photographs the clichés werefulfi lled. How wonderful to experience them asI realised how lucky we were to witness thosescenes that may not be there forever unless theuniqueness of the African wildlife is protected.I had the privilege of travelling with NicoleWidmer, Francesca Raffaelli, ParvizAbbasov and Rayan Tabbara to Kenya. Wewere so fortunate to have the opportunityto climb the formidable Mount Kisagou: themountain stands at 1860 meters high risingfrom the flat plan of the Kenyan bush. It can beseen for miles around. We visited huge animalsanctuaries and saw giraffe, elephant, buffaloand ostrich and also went on night safari. Whenyou shine the vehicle lights out into the darkthere are lots of little and sometimes big eyeslooking back at you! We saw a bush baby, hareand a variety of other small night creatures.We also saw larger animals during the day:one herd of elephants numbered twelve andincluded a four week old baby. We saw threehundred strong herds of Cape buffalo and evensaw a pride of lions which had just killed abuffalo, guarding it and resting after a big feed.As we arrived at Brook House School in Nairobifor the Round Square International Conferencewe were met by drums, colourfully dresseddancers and Masai warriors. The conferenceweek had a wide variety of activities andstudents walked in game reserves, took partin team building exercises, visited animalsanctuaries and got a feel for what Kenya hasto offer. All commented on how friendly theKenyan people were and welcoming despitetheir hard way of life. Students worked atdifferent locations around the suburbs ofNairobi and witnessed some of the abjectpoverty that people live in. These experiencesmade even more poignant by the fact thateveryone they met were happy and positivedespite their living conditions.The conference theme, ‘No Existence withoutCo-existence’ ran throughout the activities ofthe week. Some of the speakers gave movingspeeches about the confl ict between man andanimals on the continent of Africa. One of themost amazing things to witness as an adultwas the interaction of students from aroundthe globe. Their age, optimism and educationmeant they had no qualms in getting to knowpeople from very different places and cultures.By the end of the week many new friendshipshad been made and some tears were shed ondeparture day.It was a privilege to have spent over two weekswith four outstanding Aiglon students and to beable to share experiences. The Round Squareorganisation is a great one to belong to and asit grows it is looking to expand its involvementin other areas including alumni projects andprojects for parents and students.For more information please visit:www.roundsquare.orgAt Starehe Boys CentreOn Safariby Parviz Abbasov (Alpina)We arrived inKenya on 24th ofMarch. Most ofus hadn’t beento Kenya before,so as soon as welanded at NairobiInternationalAirport, we werevery excitedand keen toexplore. We set off from the airport looking outof the windows of the bus and trying to seeeverything. Our lodge was situated next to aGiraffe Sanctuary - it was really relaxed andnicely decorated. We sang “Happy Birthday” toMr Willett and had an amazing fi rst day.The next morning we had an early breakfastand met our guides Tim and Sam. We had todrive six hours to reach our camp destination.On the way, we stopped and met Sam’s workpartner Paolo and we tried some African foodwhich was really tasty.Aiglon Today sharing news with the wider college community17
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