Nights were a really weird time in the forest; we didn’t have electricity so we would do everything by firelight or by headlamp light beam. It’s strange to describe the feeling of being confined to such a small area because of a lack of power, although I came to prefer having a headlamp on me…even when . . . → Read More: Night time, rainforest style.
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Just a few notes: Your´s truly makes a cameo in this photo on the Field Trip Earth site, where I was working with my BBFL on our field data collecting methods. Also, wordpress (which is my blogging platform) does me a favor and lists all of the google searches that people have done where my blog pops . . . → Read More: Google searches and my website. Hmm… Having the world´s longest layover means a lot of down time to write about my trip. The last 24 hours have been amazingly stressful, but thanks to the multitude of airport bars, I´ve kept my spirits high. Most notably, I´ve posted various articles on my Naples Daily News blog…and compiled a list of thoughts for you all . . . → Read More: Doin´what I do. Just a quick update for all of you! Sitting at the Jo-burg airport waiting for my flight out. Life handed me lemons…so I am taking a few weeks to deal with that and see where things go from here. I haven’t decided how I’m going to spend the time yet, but I’m thinking of going back . . . → Read More: Life. Hello people of the blogosphere! Just an update on how my life is going. I got to South Africa a few days ago and have settled in nicely at the research outpost on the Loskop Dam Reserve, where I’m working as an assistant for a study on the local vervet monkey population. Living on the reserve is pretty . . . → Read More: Hello from South Africa I have realized that I get the most of a place by listening to the local music taste and reading relevant literature. Keeping that in mind, I’ve made a (very) short list of the music that I’ve heard while in Equatorial Guinea and the books I’ve read: Music (shout out to Mark for getting me all . . . → Read More: Update your playlist, EG style. Hey Guys! Just checking in to let you all know that I’ve landed in South Africa and am settling into my new home on the Loskop Dam Reserve, about 50km outside of Middelburg. If you’re keen on seeind where the heck that is, take a look at the google map I’ve put in for all of you . . . → Read More: Blogging Business Some videos I took of the hired locals playing their daily soccer games, which were so fun to watch. The natural athletic talent was oustanding – the first video is a clip of the daily soccer game, while the second video is a clip from the large, full-length match that was played out on the beach . . . → Read More: Bend it like Beckham…or the Bubis. Well, the first part of my trip has ended; my time with BBPP has come to close. I just want to say a big thank you to the Bioko Biodiversity Protection Program for the wonderful opportunity to come out here, and also to the wonderful people at the MEGI compound for all of your hospitality and . . . → Read More: Final farewell Want to know what my typical day entailed during my tenure as a BBPP field assistant? Take a look at these two videos, which I took during our primate census. This happened to be a really unique monkey encounter – I only saw drills four times in two months, and it was pure luck that I . . . → Read More: Primate censusing – a day in my life with the BBPP |
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