Last day at Bushwise

Well my time here at Bushwise has come to an end. I’ve passed my Level 1 exam with a 93% and my course average was a 91%. We wrote our Trials guide exam on Wednesday and will find out next week if we passed. Everyone on the course passed their assessment drives and their level 1 exam as well. Friday was a sad day as most people left for their placement. First to leave was Ruth (my roommate) and Dario followed by Barry and Declan then Tom, Kimball and Trey and all too soon Suzie, Katie, Chris, and KC. It was heartbreaking to say good-bye to such wonderful people but I know I will see them again. By the end of the day there were only 4 of us left here. Saturday we dropped Tim off and Marty, John and I leave on Monday all to go separate ways.

I will be going to Karongwe, a research camp just 30 min down the road. I regret choosing a placement where I will be going on my own as I wish I had more time to spend with most of these people but I know it will be amazing and I will soon make friends. I will be taking around volunteers and we will be researching lions, hyenas, cheetah, rhino, and elephants. I will be guaranteed to see each of these animals almost everyday. I know the next 7 months will fly by and I will be able to see my friends on weeks off.

It was an amazing 5 months to say the least. I have made life long friends of all these people and we have become a little family after all that we shared. We’ve spent every moment together, going to class, on game drives, studying, eating, and cooking. Sharing, not only, bathrooms, bedrooms and living spaces but also thoughts, fears, worries and memories.

I could not have asked for a better group of people to spend these exciting 5 months with. We all got along and even though we annoyed each other once in a while no one was ever left out or disliked. We all tried to encourage support and help each other every step of the way. I will miss having them around everyday but am happy to know that most of them are still around here so we can meet up on days off.

Good Bye Bushwise it's been a BLAST!

Photo(left to right) Ruth, Me, Suzie