Equatorial Guinea is the third smallest country in Africa and the only Spanish speaking one. Until recently, we had only limited knowledge of the goings-on there, but that all changed in February when the executive director of EG Justice, Tutu Alicante, came to Austin to begin a film collaboration with Live Oak Collective.

Unfortunately, none of us at Live Oak Collective have spent serious time at summer camp since the early 1990s. That made our trip out to El Ranchito, at the historic Shield Ranch southwest of Austin, all the more fun. El Ranchito is an overnight nature immersion camp for kids in 4th through 12th grades. It’s a chance for kids who might not otherwise get to spend much time in nature to hike, swim, ride horses and stargaze.