Antelope Park – Home of the ALERT Lion Rehabilitation Project
A few years ago I visited Antelope Park in Zimbabwe through a company called Africa Impact. One of the things they are trying to do there is a lion rehabilitation and release into the wild program. The rehabilitation and reintroduction program uses a four-stage process to introduce lions…
Zimbabwe Lion Rehabilitation Park Visit
I decided to throw a few of my images and some video into youtube video from my visit to Antelope Park a few years ago. The purpose of the trip was to work with a lion rehabilitation and reintroduction program. Enjoy the soothing sounds of…
Jefferson, Travel, and The World Outside of the Office
In a letter to a family member, Thomas Jefferson wrote “travel makes you wiser if less happy.” in the letter he goes on to expound on the value of travel yet how it wises one up to the world beyond our borders. Through the letter, he encourages…
Leaving Day
It seems appropriate that my last day here would have a light drizzle of rain. The air is cool as I wake up and shower for the last time. The last shower in the showers with only two options, really hot or cold, depending on…
Bonfire Saturday
This week we have had some religious women’s group overtake the resort. The old couple was kicked out of their tent to make room, and we have been getting fewer options for food and service. Often being forced to eat after the guests, and having…
The Old American Couple
Please don’t take offense to my use of the old couple term. To put it in perspective, they were probably in their mid-60’s, and until they arrived, I was perhaps one of the old ones in the group, in my mid-30’s. And if I had…
Horse Safari
This is Africa after all, so what kind of a trip would It be without a Safari. The program offers the volunteers a couple of safari options; for an additional fee of course. If I had more time, the one I would want to do…
Canoe the Lake
One of the nice things about volunteering here is access to the resorts. Today a few of us hopped in one of the canoes for a paddle around the small lake. The canoe ride was a nice change that involved some exercise of sorts. You…
Soccer at the Orphanage
The trip to the orphanage was more fun than I expected it to be, playing soccer with the kids and having some fun. I assume they are used to hamming it up for the white visitors who come and drop stuff off on occasion,…
Language Lessons
One of the activates they offer to help us learn a little of the local language. So today, we all gathered in a room where Shawna, one of the locals attempted to teach us some local terms and a song. Knowing full well that…
