Africa’s Wildlife
Venture through Africa with wildlife safaris, Victoria Falls, and local traditions.
Venture through Africa with wildlife safaris, Victoria Falls, and local traditions.
Day 1: Depart U.S. for Johannesburg, South Africa
Day 2: Johannesburg
Day 3: Johannesburg | Soweto
Day 4: Johannesburg | Victoria Falls, Zimbabwe
Day 5: Victoria Falls
Day 6: Victoria Falls
Day 7: Victoria Falls | Chobe National Park, Botswana
Day 8: Chobe National Park
Day 9: Chobe National Park
Day 10: Chobe National Park | South Luangwa National Park, Zambia
Day 11: South Luangwa National Park
Day 12: South Luangwa National Park
Day 13: South Luangwa National Park | Lusaka | Depart for U.S.
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From 2007 until my retirement in 2022, I taught narrative journalism, memoir writing, journalism, and creative nonfiction. I headed the Residential College’s First-Year Seminar Program, which oversaw the first-year writing requirement. I was also a student advisor.
In November 2025, I spent two weeks in Kenya on a birding and wildlife safari. It was my first time in Africa, and it felt far more meaningful and important than I had expected. Being in Africa gave me a broader context for how to view the world and think about what people in the U.S. take for granted. I look forward to seeing another part of Africa and getting a glimpse of the region’s cultures and people. And, of course, I’ll never tire of seeing the birds and wildlife of Africa. Getting the chance to do this with a group of similarly excited people will be great fun.
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