How time flies

Wow, I can’t believe it has been weeks since I last wrote a blog post.
Time really flies here in the bush. Before you know it, we will have our assessments and it will all be over.
I’m hoping that despite several days not participating in the training (my throat infection kept me occupied for a couple of days after I visited the doctor and when it did not get any better, I spent 4 days out of camp in Hoedspruit) I will be able to make it through the assessments. But oh boy, is there a lot to learn.
But that is exactly what I came here for. To see the complexity and the variety of nature and to learn as much as possible about it.
And I will certainly have learned a lot, even if I do not pass the assessments.
And one other thing is taking form. My idea of how I want to live is taking more and more shape. It was a great decision to come here and see for myself how much needs to be done in terms of conservation. And I feel more and more that I really want to be a part of that. I want to help projects, invest my time, knowledge and also money in them. I want to do it mostly from home close to my family, who I dearly love, but regularly spend time in the bush or in the wild and support on site. It is a goal that just feels good. I’m actually, for the first time in many years, looking forward to maybe taking on a management IT job again for a certain period, to support my goals. 
But for now, I need to concentrate on my learning and our assessment. And on enjoying my time here as much as possible. Because it will be over much too soon.