“Our Nature lies in movement; complete calm is death.”

– Blaise Pascal

(at Half Moon Bay, California)

Despite barely scratching the surface, Africa is teaching me a lot.

Mt. Kilimanjaro broke me, but also taught me how to persevere and find strength when there is nothing left to give.

Our planet is truly a wonderful and beautiful place, incredibly diverse and magnificent, despite it’s complexity. It is worth protecting.

The wilderness has the power to transform and build character. There is nothing quite like being in the wild and you can get trampled by an African elephant if you’re not careful.

I’ve been enriched and moved in so many ways, mainly by the people that I’ve encountered along the way.

There is beauty everywhere worth pursuing and exploring, even in the places that we least expect it. Get out there and find it.

Be fearless. Be wild. Be free.

All My Best,
Reuben

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(at Zanzibar, Tanzania)

Today’s surf mission on the outer reefs

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(at Zanzibar Island)

Went diving and found a few fish

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(at Zanzibar Island)

Surface to Air II

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(at Zanzibar Island)

My travel partner in crime @andrewmklein in the light.

We’ve had one hell of an unforgettable African journey together that included getting chased by elephants at camp and seeing great white sharks swim inches from our faces.

He led me to the summit of Kilimanjaro, and looked after me after I barely made it down.

This journey wouldn’t be the same without him, and my heart is full after sharing this great adventure together.

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(at Zanzibar, Tanzania)

RAWRRR!!

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(at Serengeti National Park, Tanzania)

We are the reckless, We are the wild youth

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(at Ngorongoro Crater, Tanzania)

A lioness on the hunt

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(at Serengeti National Park, Tanzania)

A sea of pink flamingos

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(at Lake Manyara, Tanzania)

Our first up close and personal lion encounter in the Serengeti.

We easily saw over 100 big cats in the Serengeti.

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(at Serengeti National Park, Tanzania)

Lions don’t have a very high success rate when it comes to hunting. We saw 4 prides of lions fail to capture their prey, and here is an image of 2 lions failing to take down a Cape buffalo. It literally scared the crap out of the buffalo afterwards.

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(at Ngorongoro Crater, Tanzania)