A Love Note To Our Guests
I was listening to my favourite poet, David Whyte, recently, and he spoke about the intimacy of good work - about how doing what we feel most called to do asks us to give ourselves over to what both creates us and crucifies us at the same time. It’s an astonishing exchange: between the way I’m made, the way the work is made for me, and the way I’m going to make it new in the world.
His words had me thinking about how abundance is at the core of our work. For us, it looks like this: we love what we do, we watch it bring our guests to life, and we know it values and protects the wild places we visit. By its very nature, it's inherently abundant. And that abundance is only possible because of you.
This winter season has been full - from Botswana to Zambia, Zimbabwe to South Africa and Kenya in between. As we’ve been out exploring, we’ve carried immense gratitude for all of you who make this work possible. Thank you! We miss you, and we’d love nothing more than to take you on more safaris soon!
In that spirit of gratitude, we wanted to share a small gift. With friends spread across the globe, a tangible gift wasn’t possible - but we hope this handcrafted card carries the same intention. May it remind you of the abundance you’re part of, and may it ripple outwards as you share it with others. Use it to celebrate a birthday, send thanks, or simply pass on a message of love.
SIMPLY DOWNLOAD THE PDF, print it, cut it out, fold it and there you have a bespoke, safari-inspired, hand-illustrated card. We highly recommend getting hold of slightly fancier card stock than regular office paper (but that will do too). A slightly textured, 120-200gsm paper would work beautifully. Print a few so that you have them on hand for the next special occasion and then pause, take a moment and pass on a message of love.
We hope you enjoy this small token and we can't wait to share our next adventure together.
Love, Amy and the Wild Again Team
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Founder, Private Guide and Safari Planner
Being born the daughter of David Attenborough (it’s true but he’s probably not the one you’re thinking of) I don’t believe I ever really had much choice about what direction my life would take. I grew up in the city of Durban, South Africa but for as long as I can remember nature has called to me. Whenever I could I would escape to the forests around my home barefoot and in search of chameleons and red duiker to befriend.
And so in 2010, after completing my Journalism and Media Studies degree, I followed that calling to the wilds of Southern Africa to become a game ranger. I planned to stay for a year but it turned into ten. During that time, I worked at Phinda Private Game Reserve, Ngala Private Game Reserve and Londolozi Game Reserve, some of South Africa’s most prestigious lodges and immersed myself in the natural world. I learnt to track animals with Zulu and Shangaan trackers and spent as much time as I could on foot approaching animals with my guests. I also put my photojournalism degree to use by becoming a specialist photographic guide. I travelled to Botswana, Namibia, Mozambique, Zimbabwe, Tanzania, Zanzibar, Uganda, Israel, Jordan, Egypt, India and throughout South America in search of wildlife. My greatest adventure was living in Gabon training local guides for the WWF and Smithsonian Institute, where we spent weeks at a time living like early nomads in the dense and remote coastal forests, fulfilling a life-long dream of tracking and habituating wild gorillas. Seeing how embodied and present animals are inspired me to begin practicing yoga. I am a qualified vinyasa and yin teacher and spent six months training under a Hatha master in Boulder, Colorado. I am also a certified Martha Beck life coach. With this mixture of knowledge, interests and skills, I started Wild Again to help others really experience the wild places I know and love so much. Through my specialised Wellness Safaris that incorporate yoga, meditation, mindfulness and personalised life coaching I continue to grow more conscious safaris that return people to nature and to themselves. As we re-wild ourselves we hear the earth, our common mother, again. It is only then that we can co-create with her healing.
Tell us if you’re keen to plan a safari or join a retreat. We’re ready to create your dream experience.
