A day and a half. I had a day and a half to interview a whole village. There is so much going on at the Tayna Nature Reserve in the DR Congo that I could spend an eternity discovering all the different ways each individual helped out. In essence, the reserve was created by the [...]
Archive for July, 2008
Protecting Congolese Gorillas
Posted in Uncategorized, tagged Butembo, Congo, conservation, Democratic, Dian, Fossey, Guillaume, Kakule, protection, Republic, Tayna, tough, trackers on July 31, 2008 | Leave a Comment »
300 orphans
Posted in Uncategorized on July 30, 2008 | 5 Comments »
Unbeknownst to the rest of the world, over 300 orphans in the middle of the Democratic Republic of Congo were singing and dancing to their hearts content. The sound was deafening and amazingly infatuating. All I wanted to do was dance with them until the day was out. “We say welcome to you. We say [...]
Pierre
Posted in biodiversity, tagged community, Congo, conservation, Democratic, Dian Fossey, inspiration, nature, ngo, Republic, reserve, Tayna on July 27, 2008 | Leave a Comment »
Stepping out the door on my first morning in the Tayna Nature Reserve was breathtaking. Everywhere I looked there were rolling hills covered in forest and mist. In the distance, one could hear the dancers still dancing from the night before.
The Tayna Nature Reserve is at the forefront of conservation innovation. The idea is simple: [...]
Arriving in DRC
Posted in Personal on July 26, 2008 | 2 Comments »
My first day in the Congo was a day of sitting in various seats while the world moved around me. I’m not sure why travelling makes people so tired and cranky. People sit in a chair all day most of the time anyway either in front of a computer or a T.V. Got up early [...]
It’s about time
Posted in Personal on July 26, 2008 | Leave a Comment »
OK, OK. So I guess I should post something about my little trip to the Democratic Republic of Congo. Here is a very large article for your reading pleasure. I know you all read these top to bottom and then go off and research exra information about it all… right?
Bird Diversity
Posted in biodiversity on July 25, 2008 | Leave a Comment »
There is a war going on in my backyard. Not a silent or subtle war but an all out screeching at each other war: the birds are fighting. Unlike most backyards in Rwanda, ours does not attract the many beautiful birds that inhabit Rwanda. Instead, our numerous Avocado trees attract a different kind. There are [...]
Theodette
Posted in gender equality on July 23, 2008 | 1 Comment »
Since Dian Fossey founded the Karisoke Research Center, it has had no shortage of female researchers. In fact, both the previous director of Karisoke Liz Williamson and the present one Katie Fawcett are women. However, it is not common to find a Rwandan woman researcher. While the Rwandan government is amazingly gender neutral, it is [...]
Marcelline
Posted in gender equality, tagged Dian Fossey, female, gender equality, intern, Marcelline, Musanze, nurse, Ruhengeri, rwanda, sarah connor on July 21, 2008 | 2 Comments »
Now it’s hard to not have preconceptions about a country you hear so much about in the news. For a country emerging from one of the most devastating events of the 20th century, you’d never expect the degree of normalcy that Rwanda gives off. Now it’s easy to say such things as a Muzungu; the [...]
Delay
Posted in Personal on July 21, 2008 | Leave a Comment »
Ok, well I was waiting for some clearance on these but I leave Rwanda in a week! So I’m going to post and then make changes as they are suggested to me. Enjoy!
Back from the Democratic Republic of Congo
Posted in Personal on July 13, 2008 | 1 Comment »
I’m back from a whirlwind week in the Democratic Republic of Congo. I’ll tell you all about it soon but I still need to catch you up on the stuff that’s been happening prior to the internet being struck by lightning and exploding incident. Some exciting stuff, I assure you.
