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Natucate

14/6/2021

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When you start thinking about getting some sort of training related to wildlife, you will come across a number of interesting sites. Depending on where and what you want, you can find information about trainings for rangers in Canada and guides in Australia and almost every country and role in between.
When particularly looking at Africa, like I was, you will definitely come across FGASA, the Field Guide Association of Southern Africa. This is the organisation responsible for Field Guide certification.
And when you check their website, you will find all the information you need about their trainings and the certifications. But you will also find that there is quite a bit to prepare for such a training and a lot you can not quickly find at a glance. Travel schedules, visas, vaccinations, best times to travel, places to go, etc. etc. You'll get to the point where you think "Oh boy. How do I get this all organised?"
In comes Natucate.
Natucate is a German company, founded by Daniel Kaul and specialised in organising (the name says it all) nature education experiences like Field Guide trainings in Africa.
​I had already stumbled over their website when doing my research and was very interested in their offers. And when I spoke with Sebastian Homuth (see the earlier blog post), I asked him about Natucate to see if he would confirm my impression of them.
To cut a long story short: I decided to book my training via Natucate. In my first call today with Daniel, he explained me all about how Natucate works, what they organise, what experience they have (believe me, that is vast) and how they can help me. 
​Of course, Natucate earns a couple of Euros when you book a training through them. But they are always there to help, they have everything arranged and when working with them there is no chance of forgetting anything and running into unwanted surprises. And that is wort a lot.
No need to say you will find a link to their page on my links page. And since they do not just have trainings, but also offer "normal" safari trips, be sure to check them out if you ever think of going into the wild anywhere.

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Sebastian Homuth

9/6/2021

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Wow, what a great telephone call!
First things first. When I talked to my friend Malte, he suggested I should talk to Sebastian. Sebastian has been in Africa, is a great photographer, a really nice guy and just like me working for a pharmaceutical company, Malte says. Within 30 minutes, Malte sends Sebastian and me our contact data and introduces us.
So on this Wednesday, I call Sebastian for a short chat.
A good hour later, it feels as though I have known Sebastian for a long time. 
Sebastian really is an extremely friendly and open minded person. And it is true, he takes some amazing photographs (of course I checked his website before our call). He was in Africa for a year where he was trained as a field guide and talking to him I‘m terribly sorry I will only have two months.
Sebastian give me a load of tips and we discuss good times to go and what to read in preparation of the adventure. I order the books he recommends while we are talking on Amazon and feel like a little kid ready to play outdoors on the first warm day after winter.
We also discuss Natucate, a German organisation offering the course I will be on, and just as I expected from information from the internet, Sebastian can only recommend them. Decision made.
The call didn‘t feel like it took more than an hour, and afterwards I‘m walking on clouds, ready to pack my things and go.
I‘m looking forward to staying in contact with Sebastian and share my experience with him. Also, I hope he soon goes back to Africa and brings home more of his beautiful pictures, which you can find on his website.
Check him out.
​https://www.sebastianhomuth.com/ 
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My dear friend Malte

4/6/2021

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I had a chat with Malte today. Malte, that is Malte Clavin. Adventurer, Photographer and (IT) consultant. Malte is an amazing guy. Sort of the symbiosis of two worlds, combining his life as a travel reporter with the life of a consultant.
I'm not sure if the time I worked together with Malte was the last drop for my decision to finally "do my thing" and go to Africa, but it could very well be.
Malte is the first person outside my family to hear about my intentions and of course he encourages me and immediately brings me into contact with Sebastian Homuth (that's a different blog post).
If you came this far in reading this site, than go check out Malte's website for his amazing stories and wonderful photographs. You'll love it.
Copy and paste the URL below or go to my links page.
https://www.malteclavin.com/
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