Moved Over to Research
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| Cheetahs Feeding On An Impala |
Adventures still continue in the bush, however, I’m now technically
moved over to the research department. It’s been a wee bit of a change tho,
from learning how to use the many clipboards while monitoring the wildlife to
learning a new set of people with a new system. Adjusting to new people is
always hard for me in any situations. I still have my camera in hand alongside multiple clipboards
plugging away here. With my
artistic side, I’m not by any means giving up being true to my art, so my
camera is always with me on game drives. I feel that I do have a lot more free
time tho without massive amounts of editing. I’m still making time to “dump” my
photos & then importing them into Lightroom. It’s just a habit that I developed a long time ago that has
stuck with me. I don’t want to loose my photographs.
I’ve been busy with developing & creating a lesson on
the Eco System for local junior high kids this week. Getting back into the
grove with lesson planning after years lost, it’s kind of like riding a bike
& hoping back on. With the development of more resources available online,
it tends to be finding the correct information & crafting it into well
presented information. I did some conservation over at the wetlands at the
Thanda Base Camp, helping out with the pipeline project for a water filtration
system. I basically have been playing with rocks & sand in a huge ditch.
Pretty messy if you ask me, but luckily the projects are not in the blazing heat
with blood, sweat & tears, but rather first thing in the morning. It’s
always a load of fun on the silliness that we get up to.
A dash of silliness and positivity is the key to survival
these days. Got to increase your awareness & get outside of your comfort
zone. It’s all good, nothing wrong with having a wee bit of fun while working
extremely hard.
Some of my highlights have actually been seeing the cheetahs
at Base Camp getting feed with an impala that a few of my coworkers actually
threw over the fence. I actually held the spot light during the night drive for
a wee bit sweeping from side to side of the vehicle looking for wildlife during
the dark. I did see some fish in the river after the rainstorm as well. The
full moon was lovely to see as well.
My adventures still continue. I’ve gone a wee bit of crazy,
but that is good for the soul. I’m very sad that last week will be my final
week here, I may actually be crying…
