Arriving back home from South Africa, it felt like the most exciting adventure of my life had come to an end. Find out how the experience has shaped the decade of my life that followed.
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Shamwari Diaries: Act 5 Scene 5 — Goodbye, my friend
In this week’s Shamwari series blog post, it’s time to say goodbye to South Africa and begin the long journey home. Importantly, I also learn the meaning of the word ‘Shamwari’.
Shamwari Diaries: Act 5 Scene 4 — fleeting memories and final moments
In this week’s Shamwari series an angry white rhino charges our vehicle during a night drive and I spend my final day on the reserve.
Shamwari Diaries: Act 5 Scene 3 — Swimming with sharks
In this week’s Shamwari series I head to Mossel Bay to swim with Great White Sharks.
Shamwari Diaries: Act 5 Scene 2 — Burning bright
In this week’s Shamwari series, we head to Port Elizabeth for some sand boarding, and I discover the importance of fire.
Shamwari Diaries: Act 5 Scene 1 — Falling into place
In this week’s Shamwari series, I return to Shamwari’s student programme, where conservation work gets physical once more, and I find myself in the middle of a herd of 26 elephants!
Shamwari Diaries: Act 4 Scene 2 – Lion territory
This week we discover young lions playing with a discarded glass bottle, and have the exciting task of assisting the vet with darting a lioness.
Shamwari Diaries: Act 4 Scene 1 – In with the new
In this week’s Shamwari series I say goodbye to Shamwari student lodge and move to neighbouring Amakhala Game Reserve, where I learn the ropes of volunteer duties on a relatively new reserve.
Shamwari Diaries: Act 3 Scene 5 – The winds of change
In this week’s Shamwari series I encounter storms and forest fires, and ignorantly make my second big animal welfare mistake of the trip.
Shamwari Diaries: Act 3 Scene 4 – New life
In this week’s Shamwari series the escaped leopard makes its presence known, and we begin a major re-planting operation to repair damage to the reserve’s terrain.