TRAVEL MEMOIRS

A College Football Jock, an Artist and a Family of Wild Orangutans

The people, and animals, I met backpacking in Asia

Joan Churchill
Travel Memoirs
Published in
6 min readJan 21, 2024

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Three travelers stand by a sign in a forest area, directing hikers to Bukit Lawang, Sumatra.
Jodi, me and Mick returning to Bukit Lawang after our first trek in Sumatra (Photo by local guide)

“Run!” said Achoo, our guide. “They could bite.”

‘They’ was a quartet of wild Orangutans (one of which was a baby clinging to mom) my traveling companions and I had been quietly observing for…

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Joan Churchill
Travel Memoirs

Quirky copywriter | Passionate storyteller | Dedicated furkid mom | Novice vegetable gardener | Enthusiastic home decorator | Former budget world traveller