Intern Blog

  • Reflections from one of our first Canadians

    Reflections from one of our first Canadians

    by Carissa Wasyliw You never really know what you’re getting yourself into when you sign up to do something that you found online. There’s…

  • Worth the risk

    Worth the risk

    by Amber Hatch I took a huge chance going to South Africa, but sitting here three months later, back at home in England, I…

  • My Time with NVT

    My Time with NVT

    by Rebecca Padget Three flights and two-time zone changes later, I arrived in probably the most beautiful place I’ve ever been – Nature’s Valley.…

  • Reflections from a UK intern

    Reflections from a UK intern

    by Jennifer Parker It’s summer here in the UK. But you wouldn’t know it. As I sit here, blanket over my lap, hot mug…

  • 9000 Miles From Home

    9000 Miles From Home

    by Ben Lucking 21 hours of flying is fairly exhausting. My journey began in Ann Arbor, Michigan, on the afternoon of the 19th of…

  • My NVT Experience

    My NVT Experience

    by Megan McCarthy The past three and a half weeks spent in Nature’s Valley with NVT have been an experience I will never forget.…

  • Nature’s Valley Vibes

    Nature’s Valley Vibes

    by Madeleine Pienaar My name is Madeleine Pienaar and I’m currently studying Conservation Ecology at Stellenbosch University. My friend, Megan, and I decided to…

  • An interns farewell

    An interns farewell

    by Chloe Brookes My six-month South African adventure has come to an end. I travelled to Plettenberg Bay to learn how to survey and…

  • Boats, Birds and Bellyaches

    Boats, Birds and Bellyaches

    by Matthew Logan At 5 we woke, down on the beach for 6, ready for action. The boat we were to spend our day…

  • A Cape Cod Goodbye

    A Cape Cod Goodbye

    by Alex Cook Sitting at home on the cold and wintery peninsula of Cape Cod Massachusetts, I wish I could be back on the…