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Part 5: We finished off the day w/ students working in groups to prepare for their presentations tomorrow! Time to bring together threads of complexity across a number of key themes!

Day 13 - Part 1: Early safari w/ a very special tiger sighting. Nicknamed the lantana safari - this experience was particularly unique! Tradition dictates (from the 1st group who saw a king cobra), that those who saw the tiger are now obligated to get a tattoo of one 🐅!

Part 2: The students presented their fieldtrip learnings. This trip is all about hearing from different perspectives & understanding how complex the conservation & colonial landscape is!

From one escarpment to the next! This is where the Western Ghats meets the Eastern Ghats:

I’m always blown away by the power of song, dance & food to bridge cultures & language barriers! Tonight we had the privilege of dancing & singing w/ the Soliga community: “we now have shared memories”.

This trip would not be possible without our partnership w/ Dakshin Endeavours & Dakshin Foundation! Their passion for conservation & social justice alongside their approach to establishing long-term, ethical & reciprocal relationships w/ communities & community orgs means our students…

…get to engage w/ & learn from ppl & places they wouldn’t be able to on their own. Sustainable, small scale tourism embedded in an experiential learning framework can have a powerful impact on how students understand & see a complex changing world.

Students always say this trip is the highlight of their degree. We have Asha, Karishma & Vidisha to thank for that this year! The dream team!

Thank you to the 20 students who’ve been absolutely amazing! Always respectful, engaged, asking thoughtful questions & participating fully! It’s a real privilege to assist students on this learning journey & I look forward to seeing how they apply this experience going forward!

We just landed back in Sydney from our amazing adventure in India! 170 million years ago we were neighbours, now we’re friends across the sea. Until next time 🧡🤍💚

For #IWD2024, our colleague & PhD scholar, Stephanie Beaupark, is named as 1 of ‘50 remarkable & inspirational women in Aus science’ by Cosmos Magazine! Steph's a Ngugi woman studying the colour chemistry of natural dyes w/ Indigenous natural dye artists: cosmosmagazine.com/people/society…

Human tree relationships are at the heart of healthy, liveable and sustainable cities. Our short film Arbor-Amor explains why. ACCESS geog&enviro Catherine Phillips Liam Straughan