Meet Rhulani Assistant Manager and Field Guide Chris Altenkirk and learn what keeps him motivated at work.
I love my job because it’s peaceful and calming being out with nature, being part of something that the rest of the world has depleted and lost. I enjoy the satisfaction on client’s faces when they see amazing things and often these are things I take for granted, but this helps me remember just how lucky I am to have the privilege to live and work in such an amazing place. I also believe that in my work I do have a role to play in conserving our wildlife, so that in the future our kids and their kids will have the same chance as we do today to enjoy such amazing spectacles. I know that what I do helps conservation indirectly through education as well as helping others develop a love and passion for our environment.
I feel at peace at work, no rush of life and no main worries of the outside world. It is a place where I feel at home, content and alive. Where as in the city I feel lost.
It is a place where I feel at home, content and alive. Chris Altenkirk, Assistant Manager and Field Guide
This is part of a feature in Africa Geographic magazine. Read the full interview.
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