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“Language number ten.”
The Sangha river eddies and swirls as it passes the lodge, and so too do languages around here. While the Central African Republic has two national languages, the widely-spoken African creole-style language Sangho along with French, here at any one time there are rarely less than 5 languages flowing and eddying across the grounds. For…
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Bats and Butterflies
Its a gross way to start the morning, but the torn pieces of wing from moth and butterflies that litter my floor and the bednet are part of living in a place as full of life – and so, as a consequence, death – as this equatorial rain forest. Picture me of a morning,…
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The Pangolin : such an awesome animal
While I’m awaiting the morning awakening of Koki from her box this morning, I remember there was a time when I had never met a pangolin. Was it less than 3 weeks ago? For those of you who haven’t yet had the chance, may I introduce you to her?Koki is a 4 month old black-bellied…
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Julia and David: ‘Drive against Malaria’
As the heat builds up towards the middle of the day, my mind weaves back to this time yesterday where within the lodge grounds staff and others are being tested and treated for malaria. Under the shade of a small outhouse, the ‘Drive Against Malaria’ duo (who have been staying at the lodge since I…
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