Category: South Africa
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June 12, 2019 (Pt. 1)
I’m back! Sorry for the silence for the past two weeks. I finished up volunteering and then met up with my family. It’s been a crazy week traveling with my family and we are having an amazing time! This first post will cover the last week of my volunteering and then I will write a…
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May 28, 2019
Holy cow. I only have one week left of volunteering before I vacation with my family. It doesn’t feel real that I will be on the same continent as my family on Saturday. I’m so excited for them to see my favorite part of the world and understand (fully) why I keep coming back! Chandler…
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May 20, 2019 (Pt. 2)
Week two of the update! This post won’t include the activities from today because that will be in the one next week! We spent the day Monday in the clinic doing small animal stuff. Our first big thing was a Jack Russel Terrier that got bit by a Great Dane and had really bad bite…
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May 20, 2019 (Pt. 1)
Week one of a two week, two part update! I didn’t mean to wait this long to post but I feel like I blink and weeks have gone by. I’ve had a really great time here and have gotten to see a lot. My family is finishing up packing and they start their journey here…
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May 5, 2019
Happy Cinco De Mayo! Today marks just less than one month of volunteering left and the end of my first week in Louis Trichardt. My accommodation here is a room in the guest house on one of the vet’s farm. It’s a beautiful house with everything I could need and they provide food for me…
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April 29, 2019
Sorry for the silence! Time has just gone by so fast I didn’t even realize it had been so long since I posted! My 5 weeks with Dr. Rogers is already over and it feels like I just got here yesterday. I’m heading to my final project with Dr. Klopper in Louis Trichardt this afternoon.…
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April 13, 2019
Week number 3 of 5 is done! Time is going by so fast and I feel like its almost time for me to go home. But I get to spend 8 more weeks working with the animals that inspired my passion and then 2 weeks showing my family why I love this place so much.…
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April 2, 2019
It’s the start of month number four! I can’t believe how fast time is flying by. My family will be here in two months and the Metcalf siblings will be here in 6 weeks! Today marked the end of my first week volunteering here in South Africa. I am working with a wildlife vet, Dr.…
Wandering Wildlife Vet 