I came face to face with JAWS (cue the music) and lived to tell. Jaws (the movie) scared the bejeezus out of me, but for some reason, I have been fascinated with sharks for as long as I can remember, especially the Great White Shark. […]
I am grateful for the opportunity to go to South Africa and want to give back to the communities that I will be visiting. Short of volunteering trips which generally require several weeks to a year and can potentially be more about exploitation rather than helping (read here about […]
We’ve all seen the National Geographic magazines and television shows. For as long as I can remember I have been following National Geographic, first in print and then on television. I’ve seen the countless animals, people and landscapes of Africa that have been featured over […]
In less than a month I will be leaving for Africa. It will be my first visit to the continent. I am super excited and the more I research the more excited I get. Admittedly, I am also nervous as I have never been anywhere […]
Your son is getting married and you want to gift him with an album full of his childhood photos so that he has it for his own family. Problem is, your computer crashed and the hard drive you had some of the photos on became […]
You’re enjoying the sights and smells of a beautiful country in a faraway land all the while watching your iPhone drain rapidly. You’ve already googled how to maximize your battery power. You’ve done all the tricks like turned off wifi and lowered the brightness of […]
