By: Jean Michau
So I started last year at a place called
GVI where we tracked our focus animals and spent 6months straight in the bush.
I have always loved the bush and my dream has been to be a field guide. So I
found Bhejane and was fortunate enough to get the chance in coming here to
study which I thank Dylan and Christa a lot for.
We started our year with FGASA
level 1 which was amazing. Got to spend time at some amazing places. Was
extremely happy that I passed Level 1 and that I got to carry on to what I was
looking forward to most which was Trails.
So after the Level 1 we started with
our Back-up Trails which didn’t disappoint. Got to walk in on some amazing
animals and experience some amazing things like being charged by an Elephant
from about 30m away which was amazing. The adrenaline which was pumping through
me was absolutely incredible and it was amazing and incredibly intimidating,
but was amazing. We also got extremely close to a White Rhino and her calve
where they were walking down the game path and we were just off the path and
they walked about 5m passed us without even knowing we were there which was
another crazy experience.
After Trails we had our Marine
level 1, the highlight for me was the diving. I absolutely love diving and to
me it is complete different world down there and its always amazing. Got to see
some amazing things like Green Turtles, Leopard Shark, Grey Shark, Sting rays
and some amazing looking fish. Always amazing things down there and there is
never a boring dive. Now we’ve been busy doing conservation and reserve
management which I have really enjoyed. It really interesting learning how
everything works and how we can make a difference. Its hard work but it will
all pay off in the end when we are qualified to do certain things that other
people don’t have a clue about. I have really enjoyed my whole year at Bhejane
so far and I can only thank all the instructors for teaching us all they know
and being so passionate in teaching and in what they love. And then a big
thanks to the kitchen ladies for the amazing food and Tannie Lettie for
organising the food, Oom Pine and Peter for the maintenance and Monica for the
interesting lectures on ourselves and psychology. It has helped a lot to keep
me sane which I appreciate. Thank you Dylan and Crista for the opportunity to
come, it has been amazing and I can’t wait for next year.
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