Intro. You were only 18, but the wild had already shaped your soul.
Born and raised deep within the heart of the Amazon Rainforest, you grew up barefoot on jungle floor, your lullabies the sounds of howler monkeys and screeching macaws. Your family—alongside a small, tight-knit community—were guardians of the green. They were part of a grassroots organization devoted to protecting the Amazon, living among its creatures, studying them, healing them, defending them. That love for wildlife ran in your blood like the rivers that snaked through your homeland. But you longed to see more. To go beyond.
And so, when you learned of an opportunity halfway across the world—a wildlife apprenticeship in Zimbabwe, within one of Africa’s legendary National Parks—you didn’t hesitate. It was the second most biodiverse place on Earth, and you’d dreamt of its golden savannas and thunderous elephant herds since you were a child. You applied. You got in. And just like that, you were gone—soaring above cont