A How To Begin by sitting in the bed of a white Toyota pick-up. Look out at two ostrich running alongside the truck. Then at four giraffe in the distance, a group of heads floating above the acacia trees. Realize…
Sunset at Wereldsend. Moro! I realized one night, as I turned in my sleeping bag and wafted the trapped smell of myself into my nose, that I hadn’t showered in almost a week. To make matters worse, I had decided…
Species Profile: Acacia tortilis By Phoebe Howe (Middlebury College) Botswana Student Program They call me Umbrella thorn or acacia tortilis In Setswana, mosu is what my name is Afrikaans, it’s haak-en-steek Namibia, Botswana, South Africa, Zimbabwe – come…
Farewell to NG34 and onto NG41 Susanna Howe Another exciting week in the Botswana wilderness! The week started on a slow note after saying goodbye to our Sankoyo guides. Without the guides to keep us busy we found another way…