Art Therapy In Namibia |
Creative Arts Therapists Cheryl Walpole & christi meyer volunteered at an environmental educational camp in the Namib desert, called NaDEET. They provided art therapy to the campers who range in age and economic status. We left the camp with the resources to not only enrich their culture, but with the ability to achieve self-expression through art.
for further information please feel free to contact either of us at our email:
cheryl@arttherapynewyorktonamibia.com
arttherapynewyorktonamibia.com
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An escape from the reserve……Last Saturday the NaDEET staffed packed up the bakkie at sunrise to drive to the largest sand dunes in the world at Sossusvlei, Namibia. On our drive, we were excited to see our first sight of wild zebra (and by excited, I mean we screamed at the top of our lungs and stopped the bakkie with screeching brakes). They were too far away to get a good picture, but we have the visual in our minds forever. What a great surprise to drive across. When we arrived at Sossusvlei, our jaws dropped again. Although we are surrounded by dunes here in the NamibRand Reserve, Sossusvlei’s vast impressive landscape was beyond breath taking. Since we consider ourselves pretty experienced at climbing the dunes, we decided to challenge ourselves and get to a point that was untouched away from the average tourist. Like kids ourselves, us so called “grown ups” played in the fresh sand, and posed for countless pictures to commemorate our climbing adventure in one of the most beautiful places in the world! Out of the 138 pictures taken that day, I think we got a few good ones to share with you. The climb was worth the sweat and heavy breathing on the endless stair stepper called “Big Daddy.” When we reached the highest point with the steepest sides, we fell, running as fast as we could, screaming as loud as we could, and flailing our arms as dramatically as we could. At the bottom of the dune we had a contest: who had the most sand in their shoes. I won and Cheryl came in a close second.
After lunch, we walked more to check out Deadvlei, a dried up salt pan that preserved Camel Thorn Trees that have been dead for over 500 years. Apparently, this vlei is a popular movie location because of its beauty and creepiness. You can’t help but be somewhat silent while viewing these dead trees amongst the burnt orange dunes.
