Safari Stories – Leopards

Last week, I returned from my three-week trip to South Africa and was able to check completion of an Earthwatch Expedition off of my bucket list. Many of you know that I recently traveled to the Soutpansberg mountains to take part in the Primates and Predators project sponsored by the Department of Anthropology at Durham University in the United Kingdom and hosted by the Lajuma Research Center. The project focuses its research on the study of primates–primarily Chacma baboons, Samango monkeys and Vervet monkeys and of course, Leopards. In the next few weeks, I’ll be recounting tales from my great adventure Read more…

Primates and Predators

One last post before I take off on my next journey so that you know what i’m up to when I go offline for four weeks. In a few weeks, I’ll be traveling to the other side of the world on my own and be surrounded by the wild. I can’t wait to collect new experiences, new stories, meet new people and experience God’s beautiful creation. Truthfully, I’m finally a bit nervous about my upcoming adventure. It’s a good thing that I don’t really think about risks when I plan these things. If I thought things through in advance, I’d Read more…