My Jurassic Park sense is tingling. FADE IN: SCENE 1 EXT. DAY— THE SOUTH AFRICAN BUSH SARAH: Guys, this fence?! Totally Jurassic Park. It’s electrified. It’s chain-linked. It’s enclosing wild animals. It’s Jurassic Park. No question.
Category Archives: Rhino
Rhino and moon are leaving us
Rhino and moon are leaving us Having rhinos and the moon in the same sentence sounds like some far-fetched fairy tale that Disney dreamt up. Truth is though; there is a similarity between the two as they are both leaving us albeit due to different reasons. As things currently stand this is a fairy taleContinue reading “Rhino and moon are leaving us”
Citizen of the World
Citizen of the World Today, on our very last day at this reserve, our wise, knowledgeable and caring guides took us deep into the bush for a tracking exercise so we could get a brief glimpse into the everyday and every-night ordeals of the anti-poaching teams. And let me tell you, saying it was hard,Continue reading “Citizen of the World”
What The Moon Means To Me
What The Moon Means To Me I used to think the moon was made of cheese. I liked believing that happy, chubby mice roamed freely with their abundance of food. I would ignore my classmates who pestered me about my crazy ideas, because it made me content to imagine the cheesy moon, and I didn’tContinue reading “What The Moon Means To Me”
The perfect birthday gift is in constant threat from rhino poaching
The perfect birthday gift is in constant threat from rhino poaching As I have done on every birthday of my adult life, I woke up early to watch the sun rise and reflect on the years past and ponder on prospects of the coming years. This year however was slightly different as it was theContinue reading “The perfect birthday gift is in constant threat from rhino poaching”
To Serve and Protect
To Serve and Protect We’ve been at the reserve for just under two weeks now, and the team seems to have established itself as something as a constant. Though various families and groups of friends have come to visit and left again after a few days, we stay and continue working on our projects andContinue reading “To Serve and Protect”
Free in the Wild
Free in the Wild I’m an artist. I’m a playful, emotional, questioning, curious, reactive, lover of the world and of all creativity. My favorite thing is working together in a group to create this external force and being that would trump anything that any of us could have done alone. Nothing fuels me more thanContinue reading “Free in the Wild”
Mozambique’s hand in rhino poaching
Mozambique’s hand in rhino poaching When Mozambique’s civil war ended over 2 decades ago it left the country with socio-economic problems plus a cache of firearms that were used during the fighting. The country is currently one of the poorest in the world with about 60% of the population living in extreme poverty including ex-soldiersContinue reading “Mozambique’s hand in rhino poaching”
Connectivity— My Religion
Connectivity— My Religion “I heard you talking earlier about religion. And I was just wondering what you believe in? Are you religious?” – JP (head ranger & my friend) For a few extended seconds, I stared at JP. It was the first time in a good long while that I’ve been asked to play theContinue reading “Connectivity— My Religion”
Animals are Superheroes
Animals are Superheroes My days in South Africa so far have been spent going on game drives, exploring the terrain, and searching for wildlife. On each drive, I am constantly amazed at how brilliant these African animals are, and I have come to this realization: animals are real life superheroes.