the magic of nature…

Oh how I wish I could go for some long walks in the beautiful nature here – nature is very therapeutic for me and I miss being properly ‘in it’. Of course, I am so lucky to be in these surroundings, but obviously too dangerous to fully immerse myself with the wonderful wildlife around – not even possible to have a little wander when in camp as there are too many lions around at the moment.

That’s probably because there is not a lot of game for them to eat! Sadly, the great migration has not yet reached us here at Grumeti game reserve, they are still in the national park, as there has been enough rain around there. I was hoping to be able to get a glimpse of the massive herds of wildebeest again this year, but as I am flying out of the bush in 3 sleeps, I will miss them.

Yes, I must admit that I am counting down the days. I arrived in the bush on the 28th Feb and it has been a hectic few months. Even before I started work, I got sick – am 99% sure it was Corona, but since I could not get tested, I cannot prove it, but had a lot of symptoms which are not there for a normal flu. Anyway, all very mild stuff, so I recovered quickly, finished my isolation and got to work, and haven’t stopped since.

On top of my usual work with the middle management team, I have started doing some work with the kitchen team here, has been interesting to work with a new group of people… and no, I am not teaching them to cook or bake – we are focusing more on management and leadership skills, which is a first for this group. Most are excited about learning new stuff, others don’t like change or being told that they need to develop new skills… This will always be the way, but am confident that they will see the benefits after a while.

And, it looks like I will be back here at Singita later this year – plans so far are actually that I will be spending Christmas here, which would be interesting.

Have however started working on a transition plan for me to be here less but still make sure that learning continues… it’s a longer story which I will share more about when I know more, but it does involve me teaching others to facilitate quality training here and putting together structured programmes for them to follow… so that is super cool! The more people who are able to focus on training and development, the better!

But yes, so many things that I have missed in the past three months. Will be spending a few days in Arusha before flying back to Denmark, and I cannot wait to go to the supermarket, to cook my own dinner and to enjoy the culture and walk the streets in ‘real’ Tanzania!