Etosha Pan, Okavango Delta: After leaving the drama that occurred in the cheetah park, we moved on to the beginning of the areas that are known for the African wildlife that makes up the image that most of us have in our minds about Africa. First, we visited Etosha National Game Park in the northern part of Namibia, and then we continued on to the Okavango Delta in Botswana. We arrived early in the morning to Etosha in order to see some of the animals such ...

A man whom I highly respect told me before I left on this trip that I should "expect the unexpected," and now I can really appreciate what that statement meant. The short two weeks that I have been on this trip heading north through Africa have been accompanied with a few trials, a lot of drama, and a couple experiences that have completely shocked me. We left Swakopmund, Namibia after about three days and headed north again passing through rocky ...

African Excursion Week 1: Now we have begun my most anticipated portion of our trip, which is traveling from Cape Town, South Africa up the continent towards Kenya. Because my expectations for Africa were so high, I thought that it would be disappointed with most of the places, but my expectations have been exceeded at every stage. We are traveling with an organized group during this portion, but our trip consists of 42 days of camping, cooking all of our meal...

Shark Cage Diving: Have you ever wondered what it would really be like to be face to face with one of the most renowned sharks in the world… the infamous great white shark or "Jaws?" Well, over the past couple months I have been wondering the same because I knew that when I arrived in South Africa I would have the chance. Swimming with the sharks is generally not a problem for me, but this situation seemed a little different and prompted two dile...

Our last stops in South America are two of the most glamorous places on the continent, the city of Buenos Aires, Argentina and the beach resort town of Punta del Este, Uruguay. Before moving into my experience and descriptions of the places, I must mention that we were happy to be joined on this part of the trip by our friend Kelly Hagan from Navarre, who is currently spending the next six months teaching english in Rio de Janeiro, Brazil. She definitely added a ...