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, I reflected on this aspect of my time abroad because my overall experience in Botswana was far beyond what words can describe. The people of the Okavango Delta radiate warmth and care for their environment and all people they encounter, so if you’re considering this Round River program or visiting Botswana, I would encourage you to try and understand the people, wildlife, culture, and words that shape this beautiful country as it will give your experience even greater value.
The parents who taught me to fish loved sending me to study abroad in Botswana. They sent me down to the creek to grow up with crawdads and copperheads, so crocodiles were a natural progression. “Our daughter’s going to Africa!” they’d say to anyone who’d listen at the St. Louis, MO airport. I was their little fish swimming out to a big pond — a very big, very scary pond full of lions.
By Emily Rothe of the University of Vermont First research expedition in the books – heck yeah! This was our longest trip of the program and it’s gonna be a hard one to beat! We collected seeds, removed invasive plants,…
By Sam Cahaly of Colby College Our first backpacking trip took place in the Tamango sector of the Patagonian National Park, a 3-day ordeal that would overall include about 22 km of hiking with a day of rest in the…
Ever sweatier, ever dirtier, more blistered and more tired, and more content. And the lingering sentiment: Thank you. That was incredible. What’s next?