I have a slight fascination with plants. Botany had always been a side dream of mine. Plants don’t judge; they don’t think: they just are. Each one is a fascinating in its own way, perfectly adapted to their environment. You could spend lifetimes, and people have, studying the billions of different plants that have evolved [...]
Archive for June, 2008
“If there are no plants, there are no gorillas!”
Posted in biodiversity, tagged biodiversity, botany, conservation, Dian Fossey, gorilla, intern, plants, research, sarah connor on June 30, 2008 | 2 Comments »
Golden Monkey Trek
Posted in Uncategorized on June 27, 2008 | 3 Comments »
Finally, I get to go in the field, as a tourist mind you but in the field all the same. Today I went in the field with Deogratias Tuyisingize who is in charge of the Golden Monkey Reseach project to see his Golden Monkeys. Despite going on a tourist permit, this is the same group [...]
A Trek through the Hills
Posted in Uncategorized, tagged rwanda, travel, trek on June 24, 2008 | 4 Comments »
Today, Simon Childs from DFGFI, Claire, Tierra, Mike Cranfield who is in charge over at the Mountain Gorilla Veterinarian Project, Dr Denise who is volunteering with the local clinic and me decided to trek up some of the many hills of Rwanda to see if we could find a waterfall that is renowned for being [...]
Golden Monkeys, Buffalo and Butterflies.
Posted in biodiversity, tagged antelope, biodiversity, buffalo, butterfly, conservation, deogratias Tuyisingize, Dian Fossey, Golden Monkey, sarah connor on June 23, 2008 | 2 Comments »
My days at the Karisoke Research Center have consisted of me getting up in the morning and coming to the office. Once there, I pretend to write something while staring frustratingly at my rising pile of notes. The amount of work I’ve been doing has risen dramatically since I arrived here. I have at least [...]
Bisate Primary School
Posted in school, tagged africa, bisate, children, Dian Fossey, elementary, intern, kids, ngo, Primary school, Ruhengeri, rwanda, sarah connor, travel, Volcanoes National Park on June 22, 2008 | 6 Comments »
“Muzungu! Muzingu!” all the children shouted as I arrived at the primary school in Bisate. My guide today, Joseph Karama, the manager of the Education Program for Dian Fossey Gorilla Fund international, turned to me and said, “Do you know what they mean? They are shouting: White person! White person!” When travelling, most people resent [...]
My Rough Life
Posted in Personal, tagged Dian Fossey, gorillas, intern, Karisoke, Ruhengeri, rwanda, sarah connor on June 17, 2008 | 5 Comments »
So I can’t really post anything about the programs here for now but I can (I think) post maybe about how well I’m being treated. I’ve got to post something because I’ve noticed that the number of people reading this has dwindled from around 50 or so to about 5. I assume those 5 consist [...]
I’m still alive!
Posted in Personal on June 16, 2008 | Leave a Comment »
Contrary to popular belief, I’m not dead. I have in fact been well and in good form but with way too much to do. More articles will be appearing maybe in a few days about all the people I’ve been meeting and the programs that have been organized in Ruhengeri by DFGFI. Why the gap you say? [...]
Bisate Clinic
Posted in clinic, tagged africa, bisate, charity, clinic, Dian Fossey, medicine, mountains, ngo, rain, rwanda, travel on June 8, 2008 | 4 Comments »
Many things can be said about Rwanda but it certainly is not flat. The drive to the Karisoke Research Center wound up and down the hills of the countryside. The driver knew the route well and sped past the many trucks that putted along the small road. Like a rag doll, I was thrust either [...]
Karisoke tomorrow morning!
Posted in Personal on June 4, 2008 | 2 Comments »
No more laying about it seems. I leave for Ruhengeri first thing tomorrow morning where I am going to be visiting the Karisoke research center. Dian Fossey founded Karisoke in 1967 to observe the gorillas. Since then, the center has become so much more. I’m going to be seeing the clinic and schools that have [...]
Tujijurane Association projects
Posted in school on June 3, 2008 | 1 Comment »
In life you will probably only meet a handful of people who have devoted their lives to helping others. It seems, here in Rwanda, every time I turn around I meet someone exactly like that. Today, I was sent to visit the Tujijurane Association projects. Mukakalisa Antoinette began the association in 2002 with the goal [...]
