Camping Tips from a Modern-Day Nomad was written by THINK Global School student Keo S. following his term in Botswana, where Keo and his classmates spent time camping, observing wildlife, and studying conservation in the Tuli Block and Okavango Delta.

As the old engine sputters to a halt, the air is empty of all noise except the squawking of a hornbill in the distance. The guide presses his finger to his lips, signaling that we should be silent, his face dead serious. We wait, ears pricked up anxiously anticipating whatever the guide has stopped for.We notice movement behind the bushes. The animal is enormous but surprisingly quiet. The grey skin and curved tusks give it away. It comes closer, carefully moving around the trees. The snapping of twigs can be heard with every step it takes. The Loxodonta africanamore commonly referred to as the African elephant, one of natures gentle giantshas the capability to rip trees out by its roots and inflict devastating destruction wherever it chooses to do so.