INTERNATIONAL EXPERIENCE
AFRICA
FOCUS | National Parks (NP), Conservation + Cultures
2019
KENYA
Tsavo Conservancy Rukinga Wildlife Sanctuary REDD+
Nature Kenya Birdwalk
Tour: Wildlife Works Conservation Enterprise
2016
NAMIBIA
/Ui-//aes (Tsieb Conservancy)
Namib-Naukluft NP (Sossuvlei)
Damaraland
Etosha NP
2014
TANZANIA
Serengeti NP
Arusha NP
Ngorongoro Conservation Area
Oldovai Gorge
Sadani Game Reserve
Zanzibar UNESCO Slavery Market
2012
BOTSWANA
Chobe River NP
Savuti Chobe River NP
Moremi Game Reserve
ZIMBABWE
Victoria Falls NP
SOUTH AFRICA
Table Mountain NP
Cape of Good Hope Nature Preserve
Cape Town: Workshop Presenter - Creating A Sacred Livelihood
2011
KENYA
Maasai Mara National Reserve
Amboseli NP
Kiswahili Language Study
TANZANIA
Tarangire NP
Serengeti NP
Ngorongoro Conservation Area
Oldovai Gorge
2009
BOTSWANA
Chobe River NP
ZIMBABWE
Victoria Falls NP
2007
KENYA
World Social Forum - Presenter
Homestay Nairobi with Kikuyu-French Family
Maasai Mara National Reserve
Amboseli NP
Hell’s Gate NP
Nairobi NP
Kiswhaili Language Study
2001
SOUTH AFRICA
Kruger NP
Table Mountain NP
Cape Town: Teacher, Nia classes
Homestay Cape Town
1993
UGANDA
Queen Elizabeth NP
Rwenzori Mountains NP
Homestay Kampala Housing Project
1992
SOUTH AFRICA
Farm homestay - Afrikaaner Family near Johannesberg
ZIMBABWE
Internship: Africa Community-Based Development Initiatives
Ndebele Language Study
Homestay - Ndebele Family, Bulawayo
Field visits throughout Northern/Southern Matebeleland
Matobo NP
Homestay - Victoria Falls high-density village
1990
ZIMBABWE
Matobo NP
Assistant, Black Rhino Safari day trips
KENYA
Nairobi Home Stay with Kenya's top birder
Nairobi NP
Lamu Old Town + Mombasa
1987
ZIMBABWE
Victoria Falls NP
Hwange NP
Mana Pools NP
Lake Kariba NP
SCIENCE
SE ASIA
FOCUS | Cultures, Environment, Bahasa Indonesia
2009
TAIWAN
4th International Somatic Movement Conference
Nia Dance Presenter
2008
INDONESIA
Bali Spirit Music Festival - Nia Dance Presenter
2005
CHINA
Global Exchange Special Delegation:
Environment, Energy + Grassroots Sustainability
Beijing, Xian, Yunnan Province, Shanghai
2001
THAILAND
Toured sustainable agriculture projects
INDONESIA
Bali - Bahasa Indonesia Language Study
1994 - 1995
INDONESIA
English Teacher, Jakarta, Indonesia
Bahasa Indonesia Language Immersion
Borneo: Camp Leakey Orangutan Research
Homestay Bali - Denpasar Balinese Family
SINGAPORE
Diverse cultural exploration
THAILAND
Thai Cooking
ITALIA
FOCUS | Slow Food, Permacultura, Agriturismo, Italiano
2009
UMBRIA
The Art Monastery
Designed / implemented permaculture kitchen garden
1998
CALABRIA
Pira Pora Azienda Agriturismo
Homestay, Colace Family (3 mo)
Permacultura farm work exchange
Italian Cooking Classes
Italian Language Immersion
Sustainable Development Certificate Course
Focus: Slow Food + Organic Agriculture in southern Italy, Jyvalasakya University
America
Central
FOCUS | Indigenous Culture, Maya Calendar, Agriculture, Español
2007
MÉXICO
San Miguel de Allende, Global Exchange Donor Trip with Kevin Danaher
1999
COSTA RICA
Biosphere Commissioner World Conference on Time + Peace
(with Elisabet Sahtouris), United Nations University, San José
1997
MÉXICO
University of California Expedition Programs: Archaeology Study Ancient Maya Culture
Spanish Language Immersion
Extensive independent study ancient Maya culture:
Quintana Roo, Yucatán, Chiapas, Oaxaca, Mexico City
1989
COSTA RICA
Certificate Tropical Cloud Forest Ecology (School For Field Studies)
Spanish Language Immersion
Homestay - Costa Rican family, San José