Baby Angelena
I burst out with “it’s a baby!” as the nurse ushered me out the room. As I walked back out to meet Brennan, I said you just can’t make this stuff up…
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10, 2020
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10, 2020
It Wasn’t a Dream
It all feels so surreal. I lost almost everything I owned in the arson attack, as I had moved most of my possessions here, intending to be here for many years...
20
10, 2020
Surely This Is A Bad Dream
On Day 10 of my quarantine, I woke at 3 am to screams and crying from the village. I got up and got dressed and was very scared...
10
10, 2020
Back to The Warm Heart of Africa
I arrived back in Malawi all good despite an uncomfortable journey and was picked up from the airport and taken back to my home huts at Kumbali...
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04, 2020
Music List From Malawi
So, over the last 30 blogs, I have taken you from packing for my trip to Malawi, my adventures with African Bat Conservation to being back in England…
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03, 2020
Two Musketeers Down
Yesterday, I got a call from Emma, I am leaving. The Conservation Research Africa Trustees have said staff need to return home. This is crazy. We all have a teary tipsy evening of packing and cant believe what is going on...
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03, 2020
One Musketeer Goes Home
We also had a braai night on Sunday night, but sadly this will be the last for Tom as he is going back to the UK, due to all this crazy virus stuff going on... We are going to be a musketeer down in the bat team.
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03, 2020
Storms Are Coming Again
We managed to get an extra night in of surveying and managed to go down to the banana plantation for one last survey attempt…but the rain halted that and back to camp we went.
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03, 2020
Busy Bats and an Elephant
Daniel and Bridget arrived this week from the Bat Conservation and Research Unit in the UK for a scoping trip with African Bat Conservation. I was super excited to have them hear as I was working with them both in England!
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03, 2020
Exploring Around Us
Me and Dom having been trying to go on more walks at Kumbali during our lunchbreaks with our cameras, trying to get out of the Office a bit more and enjoy our surroundings...
