Botswana

By Martica Drury of University of Vermont Botswana Student Program – Fall 2019 Semester Thanksgiving in the bush started out like any other day. The radiant sun crested the tops of the Kalahari Apple Leaf trees, sending rays of orange…

By Mary Kuehl of University of Vermont We somehow only have one more month left here in Botswana. The time has been flying by because we have been busy doing transects and classes, playing cards, birding, fishing, and making gourmet meals….

by Jess Harkness, of University of Vermont Botswana Student Program – Fall 2019 Semester It’s almost midnight in Botswana, and we’ve been on the road for twelve hours straight. By “road”, I mean a well-traveled path in the sand through…

By Fiona Casey of Carleton College Do you know the scene in Lord of the Rings where Strider determines Pippin and Mary’s fate after the battle? No? That’s okay. I hadn’t seen Lord of the Rings before our campsite movie…

by Johanna Griggs, of University of British Columbia Botswana Study Abroad – Fall Semester 2019 – Week 4 Our group is almost 4 weeks into our semester! Being forever covered in dirt feels normal, scaring monkeys away from our food…