Shout Out to the Jaguars

Shout Out to the Jaguars 

10/25/12

72 Days to Africa

 

 

The Kilimanjaro Challenge blog would like to acknowledge the students in the Conservation and Natural Resources class at Ashwaubenon High School in Wisconsin.  Deb and Greg are excited to hear that the students and their esteemed teacher have articulated an interest in our preparations for the trip to Tanzania and our climb of Kilimanjaro.  We are looking forward to working with these students to assist in their gaining an appreciation for the real life applications of the lessons they are learning in the classroom. 

While neither of us are scientists, teachers, or conservation specialists, there seems to be an easy compatibility between the students' learning objectives and firsthand experience in the world we live in.  The class these students are participating in often takes them out of the classroom entirely and into the real world.  Most recently they have been studying wolves and their natural environment, and learning about the ways in which that research was used to create and develop a video game called Wolfquest. 

Africa is a continent that in many ways is extremely rich in natural resources.  The distribution of those resources varies based upon geographical, topographical, social, economic and political lines. While it is true that the mission of our trip will not be directly focused on conservation, we believe there will be many aspects of the trip that will demonstrate the need for, and importance of, conservation, sustainable use, and protection of the natural resources available in the region we will be visiting.

In addition to acknowledging your interest in our adventure, we would also like to thank you for your support.  We recently received some Ashwaubenon High School t-shirts and are proud to let you know that they will be making the trip to Tanzania with us.  We are also putting the shirts to good use in our preparation for our journey. 

Part of our preparation has focused on our physical health and fitness.  Recently, Greg took the opportunity to put a Jaguars t-shirt through its paces by wearing it to a personal training session.  Check out the photos from the session below.  You can refer to one of our earlier posts (the GreenBody post dated 9/26/12) for more information about out the workout session.  Please note that while we certainly are enjoying our experience with the trainer and are reaping the rewards of our hard work, the smiles and goofy looks on Greg's face in the photos are mostly a product of laughing as there were several timing issues associated with pushing the camera button and the actual picture being taken.  We look forward to your continued support and hope that you will stay connected with us as we prepare for, and embark upon, our journey.