My MORE Experience – “You Never Know What You Have Until It’s Gone”
“You never know what you have until it’s gone” – My MORE Experience A cliché saying that applies marvellously to the situation I find myself in now, reflecting on the last six months as the course comes to an end. I sit and think of all the new things I’ve learned and how I’ve grown. […]
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Through The Eyes Of An MORE Field Guide Student.
The time I spent at MORE Field Guide College was amazing. We got to see and learn a lot of interesting things out here in the bush and learn from the best trainer and mentor, Phillip Wessels. I had the privilege of getting a placement at Marataba Safari Lodge with some of my great friends […]
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The Rocky Road To Becoming A Field Guide
On a hot and sunny afternoon, all 15 MORE Field Guide College students headed into the Marakele National Park for some four-wheel drive training, accompanied by their two experienced trainers, Ben and Stohm. With the group consisting of a real cross-section of ages, nationalities and backgrounds, there were a few confident souls who had...
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Living The Life Of An MORE Field Guide Student
I started out at the MORE Field Guide college in the June-December intake of 2017 with high hopes and big dreams. I didn’t have any idea of what was in store, and it turned out to nothing as I expected. My college time gave me some of the most memorable months of my life. Just imagine […]
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Guiding Future Guides – MORE Field Guide College
As a broad and in-depth subject, guiding is as beautiful as it is tough. Seen from an outside point of view, it may seem simple and easy. I think most guides will say that it is easy because it’s a passion that we as people develop; to inform the public and enhance their experience. Although […]
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Leopards, Leopards And More Leopards
My journey at MORE started this past January when I was selected to attend as one of the 8 career guides at the MORE Field Guide College in Marataba. The last 8 months have flown by in a blur of learning, new experiences, friendships and feeding an existing but always-hungry passion for the bush. My […]
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Sam Fulfils His Dreams In Africa – MORE Field Guide College
To me, Africa has been a place I have loved and dreamed about from the age of about nine. Now stepping down from the game viewer on my last evening at the MORE Field Guide College I was full of sadness at the feeling of leaving this wilderness and returning back home to the hustle […]
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