On our third day, we decided to opt for a special drive: the Cheetah Walk. This was the only drive where we had a different guide. Going into this, we thought that we’d go for a stroll on a road with a cheetah. We were a tad mistaken. The cheetah walk meant tracking the cheetah […]
Read More Part 6: NamibiaWe set off for our afternoon drive. Just outside the gates of the lodge, there was a small colony of meerkats. Three of them. They were so adorable. They came out to check out the truck. At different points, all three of them ended up underneath the parked truck, which was a bit nerve-wracking. One […]
Read More Part 5: NamibiaOn our second day, our morning drive was initially filled with birds. We had companions in the jeep who were bona fide birdwatchers. We slowed down a little bit and took a longer time to look at the birds. At one point, we came across storks wading in a pond early in the morning. It […]
Read More Part 4: NamibiaWe went out on our first drive at Erindi. It was absolutely incredible. It was a bit of an adjustment since we had to wake up rather early for the 6:30 drive. We quickly ate some food at 6:00am, watched the sunrise up over the watering hole at 6:15, and were ready in the jeep […]
Read More Part 3: NamibiaThe flight to Windhoek was short and mostly uneventful. Some flights required a bus to take you to the plane. As we were settling in our seats, another bus load of people came in. After about five minutes, an announcement came on “Please check your tickets. If you are going to Zimbabwe, you are on […]
Read More Part 2: NamibiaAfter many weeks of anticipation… I’m going to talk about our amazing African Safari. Yes, back in January, my fiance and I went with two of our friends to Erindi Private Game Reserve in Namibia. It was one of the best things that I’ve done. Seriously. I can’t think about much else these days but […]
Read More Part 1: NamibiaSo to continue the theme of awesome things in Chicago, I’m going to talk about three things going on right now. You can still catch them…if you go quickly! The first is the Court Theater production of Samuel Beckett’s Waiting for Godot directed by Ron Oj Parson. It’s all African American cast, an idea that had […]
Read More Waiting for Godot, Red Army, Folk FestivalSo I’m taking a small break from all the talk of travel to talk about Chicago. In addition to the travel, all sorts of marvelous things have happened here in the past few weeks. First, I’m going to talk about the International Puppet Theater Festival that was in the middle of January. Yes, there was […]
Read More International Puppet Theater FestivalThe following morning, we went to see the Cirque d’Hiver, the Winter Circus, in Paris. This was our second time there. While I’ve been to Paris countless times before, I had never known about Cirque d’Hiver until my tight wire teacher told us about it over a year ago. Now, it’s on our Must-Dos in […]
Read More Day 13: France and EnglandOriginally posted on Chicago Northside Mini Maker Faire:
WE’RE BACK! (Admit it, you missed us) Schurz High School , the Urban School Foundation, and local maker Christina Pei return with the third annual Chicago Northside Mini Maker Faire, celebrating teaching and learning for all ages of makers, new and old! For those of you who…
Not Without My Bowler Hat 