The Big Swing

That's me, Sam, Aaron and Ryan ready to do the big swing. Sam was a Bri'ish metrosexual who owned his own construction company. Aaron was a pothead from Brentwood, California. Ryan, is half Irish, half South African. He is a full timer at the monkey foundation. I can rarely understand what he is saying because he talks like Brad Pitt's character in that movie Snatch.

The Monkey Business

March 28th 2006
Hey everybody, It's been a while. I have been volunteering at the Vervet Monkey Foundation in South Africa for the last month. It has been quite an experience. The foundation is located in the bush about a half hour away from the nearest town, Tzaneen. Tzaneen is about a 7 hour bus ride from Johannesburg. I lived in a tented village. The tents were the cheapest you can find though and the ... read more

Africa » South Africa » Limpopo » Tzaneen

After the British seized the Cape of Good Hope area in 1806, many of the Dutch settlers (the Boers) trekked north to found their own republics. The discovery of diamonds (1867) and gold (1886) spurred wealth and immigration and intensified the subjug... ... read more

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