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Botswana

I Like Big Bugs and I Cannot Lie

by Maddy Busacco, of University of Vermont When asked what I was most excited to see when in Botswana, not one insect, arthropod, or creature smaller than a bowling ball would have made the list. Instead, I rambled on about…

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Saying Goodbye to The Bush

By Peyton Foster, of College of Saint Benedict / Saint John’s University This day was a rough one for everyone at Dizhana Camp in Mababe. As we all rose from our tents and set out to get ready for the…

Botswana

Animal Freeze Tag

By Grace Horne of Colby College Today we went to an elementary school in Mababe, Botswana. My classmates and I had the opportunity to meet with the headmaster. He sat us around his table-sized desk and waxed lyrical about his…

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Mamba Holiday Inn

By Grace Horne, of Colby College Fieldwork is mostly an amalgam of unfortunate events. Because of all the dangerous wildlife, we have to drive around in trucks to complete transects and get anywhere (especially at night). The trucks sometimes have…

Botswana

Early Morning Thoughts

By Indira Palmer of University of Vermont Botswana Student Program – Spring Semester 2020 My 5:45 AM alarm beeps from the watch tightly wrapped around my right wrist and wakes me up from a night of the strangest malaria pill-induced…