I am a young Photographer from Cape Cod/Boston, Ma. armed with a Fulbright Scholarship and a Canon 5D Mark II. For 10 months I will living in Arusha, Tanzania working with various research projects and NGO's to make a documentary on human/wildlife conflict.

6/15/09

Fulbright Conference coming up!

So in 2 weeks there is a mandatory (all expenses paid!) Fulbright Conference for all Sub-Saharan grantees. I get flown down to Washington D.C., put up in the Marriott Renaissance Hotel for 2 nights while I attend a 3 day orientation at the Convention Center! Hopefully allll of my questions will be answered...such as;

What is the best way to ship a crate FULL of my stuff to Tanzania?

Where will I stay while I am meeting with the Tanzanian Ambassador in Dar Es Salaam?

Should I get a gun license? Will I even have to know how to shoot a gun?

How much should I spend on a canvas tent that won't melt in the sun?

Can I get research permits that will let me off-road in the parks?

Can I get permits that let me go out at night?

(With most Safari tours, you are not allowed to go off the main roads, you are DEFINITELY not allowed to get out of the vehicle and you must be back before dark. I want to be able to do all of those things...)

Do I need permits to go in a Helicopter?

Can I write "FILM CREW" in big letters across my vehicle?

Will I have to kill my own animals for dinner?

and so on and so on....

My Professor (Curt) and my host/primary elephant researcher for the AWF (Kikoti) are busy with Kikoti's Dissertation, so I have not been able to meet with them or harass them via email.

For now, all I can do is research all the equipment I need and figure out how I can get a credit card with a big enough limit to cover it!

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