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March 24, 2019 (Pt. 2)
Now time for week number two! After Neuras, I went farther south into the real desert. Naankuse has a research site here called Kanaan. This site focuses on research pertaining to the spotted hyaena and the black-backed jackals. This was without a doubt the hottest place I have ever been with temperatures reaching around 115F…
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March 24, 2019 (Pt. 1)
Hello again! Sorry for the long span in between posts, I was living without service or WiFi for the majority of my last two weeks in Namibia. I had a fantastic last two weeks being disconnected from my phone and really being present where I was. The past two weeks were split between Naankuse’s two…
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March 7, 2019
Can you believe I’ve been in Africa for 2 months already? I’m halfway done with my time in Namibia but it’s been great. I took a break from volunteering this week to be a tourist. I will have minimal time away from working for the remainder of my time in Africa so it was a…
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March 1, 2019
Week one in Namibia is finished. This week I was at the main sanctuary outside Windhoek doing work similar to what I did in Zimbabwe. The schedule is nice though because we are always doing something different between the morning and afternoon. I am leaving tomorrow to go to Etosha National Park in the northern…
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February 25, 2019
Hello from Namibia! Internet is sparse here so I will not be able to post as much as I did in Zimbabwe but I will try to update weekly. I arrived late Thursday night and had quiet some trouble finding my tent in the dark. The living conditions are raised tents with beds inside. They…
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February 22, 2019
This is my last post from Zimbabwe. As I’m sitting in the airport writing this, I can’t help but feel like I’m not supposed to be leaving. I’m excited for my next project in Namibia but I’m so sad to be leaving Chipangali. What an incredible first 6 weeks. The rest of my time has…
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February 12, 2019
Time has flown by faster than I could have ever expected. I can’t believe I leave this place in 8 days. I’m so excited for Namibia and my new adventure but I love this place so much. I’m already planning when I’m going to come back and I haven’t even left yet. This past week…
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February 6, 2019
Wow, tomorrow is one month in this incredible place. Two weeks left and I know they are going to fly by. We’ve got an (almost) whole new set of volunteers since I got here. I have two new roommates: Yuki, a 23-year old student from Japan, and Noa, a 22-year old student from Israel. We…
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January 31, 2019
I can’t believe tomorrow is February. I officially have 3 weeks left in Zimbabwe. Lindsay left on Tuesday and I’m really missing her and the others that have left. I’m so happy we had the time together that we did because it really made my first few weeks here incredible. Sunday was Micky’s birthday so…
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January 26, 2019
Today was the end of work week number three! Wow, how time has flown by. My time in Zimbabwe is almost halfway done but there’s still so much to look forward to! This week was a hard one though. We had a few highs and some lows as well. We worked really hard and are…
Wandering Wildlife Vet
Third-year veterinary student pursuing a career in wildlife conservation. Accounts of travel, veterinary medicine abroad and navigating veterinary school
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