EXCLUSIVE I'm a wildlife expert and my commute is taking two steps into a rainforest. This is what it's like living in a jungle and why I love it (despite the venomous centipedes and cobras) Ganyah Goldstein works as a wildlife biologist in Borneo, researching animals She told MailOnline Travel that living in the jungle is a 'dream come true' READ MORE: I took a sleeper train through North Korea - here's what it was like By Jessica Hamilton Published: 04:01 EDT, 25 May 2024 | Updated: 04:01 EDT, 25 May 2024 e-mail View comments As commutes go, it doesn't get much easier. Wildlife expert Ganyah Goldstein's 'office' is just two steps into the rainforest from her research camp.
The 24-year-old qualified as a wildlife biologist from the Royal Veterinary College of London in 2023 and has spent the past few years living in remote areas of the globe, researching wild animals. She is currently based at a research camp at Sebengau National Park in Borneo, where she works with orangutans. She documents her experiences living in the natural world on TikTok ( @ganyahgold ), where she's built up 70,500 followers.
Here, Ganyah reveals the realities of living in the jungle, from falling asleep under 'thousands of stars' and eating breakfast with butterflies and lizards, to dealing with painful bites from venomous creepy crawlies. She also recalls animal encounters that 'changed her forever'. Ganyah Goldstein qualified as a wildlife biologist from the Royal Veterinary College of London in 20.