While in Kasane we had the incredible opportunity to go to Caracal Wildlife Sanctuary in Kasane Botswana there we spent the morning looking and interacting with wildlife some of which we hadn’t seen while on the trip.
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While in Kasane we had the incredible opportunity to go to Caracal Wildlife Sanctuary in Kasane Botswana there we spent the morning looking and interacting with wildlife some of which we hadn’t seen while on the trip.
Being in the middle of nowhere, with no way to contact those I left behind, created a space for growth. I found it both exhilarating and challenging—being disconnected from the world I was used to felt like flipping a coin. On one side was the thrill of living entirely in the moment, unattached to the steady ping of messages or the urgency of news. On the other side was the gnawing awareness that those I loved were still living their lives without me, and I couldn’t instantly be part of their moments or share my own. This experience, however, taught me something profound: there is beauty in this disconnection, a freedom that opens space for the unexpected and the new.
By Ella Hiebert of Colby College As winter begins and May nears, the early transect mornings are growing colder, so I pulled on all of my long-sleeve layers before daring to exit my sleeping bag. After grabbing some fruit, chips,…
By Annabelle South of the University of Vermont “Lion! Lion! Out of tents!” Only a few of us, those sleeping in on our off day, received that unique and somewhat startling wake up call. The rest of our cohort had…