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Maria Teresa Borges de Almeida
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Portugal
Local time: 08:16
Miembro 2007
inglés al portugués
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Other Dec 15, 2025

I don’t know how many as I haven’t counted them. Anyway, I do volunteer work much less now than I used to (I haven’t been asked), mostly for some development NGOs active in the former African Portuguese colonies.
 
IrinaN (X)
IrinaN (X)
Estados Unidos
Local time: 02:16
inglés al ruso
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One Dec 15, 2025

3 weeks ago I, as a solo tourist, was bundled with a few more people for Chobe river and park safari tour, and they just happened to be a single group from Russia (no, nobody was corraling Russians plus I was listed as an American with the tour company ). I enjoyed their company, didn't mind to go back to work and gladly volunteered to interpret some exchanges, rangers' explanations and a 15-min video presentation about elephant... See more
3 weeks ago I, as a solo tourist, was bundled with a few more people for Chobe river and park safari tour, and they just happened to be a single group from Russia (no, nobody was corraling Russians plus I was listed as an American with the tour company ). I enjoyed their company, didn't mind to go back to work and gladly volunteered to interpret some exchanges, rangers' explanations and a 15-min video presentation about elephant rehab, where we could feed and touch those magnificent animals, and later had African bush braai under the starry African skies.

On a side note - what a land of incredible beauty and might! South Africa, Zimbabwe, Botswana, Zambia... Still feels like a fairy tale. I'll be back! ▲ Collapse
 
Guadalupe Rufino
Guadalupe Rufino
Argentina
Local time: 04:16
inglés al español
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7 Dec 16, 2025

They were for the environmental and journalistic fields. I thought they were less, but just checked! yay!
 


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