There’s something serene about sitting in the bush experiencing life, experiencing the real world.

It might appear to be empty field or bare forest. But be still and life awakens all around you. Insects mosey about. Bird calls sound. Scuffles and rustling permeate the bushes. Life is active, and when you’re still, you feel it.

Elephants and giraffes and hippos aren’t just in fairy tales—not yet at least. In Africa they exist. They’re real. They live in the real world, of which you realize we are very far removed.

The lions and rhinos and wildebeest are in the real world. And when you see them, it reminds you: This is an incredible planet, and we’re lucky to share it with such magnificence.