The picture above was taken by one of the two children staying in the house at Ol Pejeta with their mom. He is only seven years old, and he and his three-year-old brother brought a lively spirit to the place.
Their mother, Dr. Corinna Riginos, as mentioned in a previous post, is one of the primary investigators on the project. Dr. Corinna was able to masterfully manage her duties as mom and scientist in Kenya. She works most of the year with The Nature Conservancy, where she is based in Wyoming. When she signed on with TNC she had already started as a PI on the project and so was able to strike a deal with them to finish her duties; a win-win situation.
Both children were inquisitive and got along well with each other and charmed everyone in the house. I usually had the honor of sitting next to one of them at breakfast and at dinner. The seven-year-old is trying to put together a video documentary of his adventure and the project to bring back with him to school when he returns to the U.S. I have had the pleasure of watching him—with help from Trevor Bloom, a young man whom I will post about soon—develop the story line, the interview questions, and shoot the video. I hope to see the finished product, and if it is made public on Vimeo or YouTube, I will post a link here. I can assure you it will be good.