The 2012 Bolivia Gap Year team are well underway with their project work at the Inti Wara Yassi animal sanctuaries deep in the Bolivian Jungle; constructing much needed rehabilitation enclosures for recently rescued monkeys in Parque Jacj Cuisi before going on to take daily responsiblity for the care of the animals in the more established park, Ambue Ari.
Being in the jungle for a month without electriciy means the team can't share their photos and stories with us, so in the meantime I thought i'd share some of my favourite animal photos from the Bolivia Project with you. Take a look at these fantastic snaps...!
On our Tanzania project we work alongside the Livingstone Tanzania Trust, striving for a better future LTT and Quest aim to promote sustainable development through education by working alongside local communities. We do this by improving educational facilities, improving the community's health through education and diet and developing sustainable forms of income to ensure self-sufficiency.
A little behind the times with this perhaps, but if like me you missed most of the BBCs very cool Earthflight programme, which follows a number of different bird species from the air on their journeys across the planet (literally a 'bird's eye view!) then definitely check it out! The footage is incredible.
Episode 4 in particular has caught my attention - South America - which takes you from the heights of the Andes to the depths of the Peruvian Amazon. Those of you lucky enough to be part of the Manu Amazon Conservation Summer Project (or if you are thinking about applying to be part of this team) should take a look at the clip of the Scarlet Macaws feeding on a clay lick next to the Manu River. This is the same area of rainforest as the project site and gives you a great introduction to the environment in which you will be living and the wildlife you will be sharing it with!
Alongside the construction of a new Technical College for local communities, the summer Manu Project team will be undertaking scientific species surveys in the local area, including the possibility of monitoring the behaviour of Blue-headed macaws at a similar clay lick......which is why this clip is so exciting!
The Bolivia team have been packing a lot into their few short weeks in Sucre...Spanish lessons are certainly not dull!
Monday revealed the real damage of the sun after the hacienda
weekend, Caroline's refusal to wear sun cream was very much on display.
We all managed to crawl out of bed to make it to Spanish where the
beginner was hard at work doing grammar while the others decided it was a
nice day for yet another trip to pancake shop- followed an intense
Pan's Labyrinth! We then decided that a group hike up to the Christ
Redeemer statue atop the hill above Sucre was in order, first signs of
what the altitude had in store left us all panting. Gabe's weird but
wonderful technique of hunting terrorists kept spirits high on the hike
up....
The expedition phase began with several meetings with our new leader Greg. Those who had attended the intro weekend suffered some serious déjà-vu and everyone was just a little scared about cycling down death road after hearing a blow by blow account of the accident that occurred last year. We then spent the remainder of the day frantically shopping to stock up on toiletries and other essentials – including some snazzy trekking clothes - for the six weeks ahead. Meanwhile it was discovered that Jean’s packing skills left a lot to be desired resulting in Jimmy and Jean returning to Villa Maria to pick up Jean’s walking boots.
The following day saw a 4hr bus journey and a trip to the beach – only the boys were brave enough to enter the cold, smelly water! Dinner saw Jimmy realize that we now had a vegetarian in our midst, much to his horror, and Human cluedo got underway. After yet another bus journey we went on a boat trip around the Ballestas islands where we had spectacular views of birds and sea lions – although some found the smell just a little overpowering.
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the spare room
Everyone needs a spare room, that space where you can pile all that stuff you dare not throw away but you're really not sure where it should go. It's always fun to have a nose around it though, you find things you completely forgot you'd kept hold of.
