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Camera Trap Captures Surprise Treetop Proposal | National Geographic


so I was down in Panama doing research

so I was down in Panama doing research in the canopy of the rainforests I knew

in the canopy of the rainforests I knew

in the canopy of the rainforests I knew that my boyfriend Dan was coming to

that my boyfriend Dan was coming to

that my boyfriend Dan was coming to visit me in a couple weeks so I was

visit me in a couple weeks so I was

visit me in a couple weeks so I was actually really excited

actually really excited

actually really excited [Music]

[Music]

[Music] and I called him up and I told him that

and I called him up and I told him that

and I called him up and I told him that he would not only be able to visit me

he would not only be able to visit me

he would not only be able to visit me but he would be able to climb up into

but he would be able to climb up into

but he would be able to climb up into the tree with me and I stopped for a

the tree with me and I stopped for a

the tree with me and I stopped for a second I said wait really he got so

second I said wait really he got so

second I said wait really he got so excited I was still he like started

excited I was still he like started

excited I was still he like started crying a little bit I knew that was the

crying a little bit I knew that was the

crying a little bit I knew that was the moment that I had to propose long story

moment that I had to propose long story

moment that I had to propose long story short is that I get down to Panama he

short is that I get down to Panama he

short is that I get down to Panama he picked out a tree and he was going to

picked out a tree and he was going to

picked out a tree and he was going to take ya in order to get both of us up

take ya in order to get both of us up

take ya in order to get both of us up there I had to climb up the tree set his

there I had to climb up the tree set his

there I had to climb up the tree set his rope and while I was up there I set up

rope and while I was up there I set up

rope and while I was up there I set up one of my camera traps

one of my camera traps

one of my camera traps he was really lingering up there for a

he was really lingering up there for a

he was really lingering up there for a while and I thought gosh what’s taking

while and I thought gosh what’s taking

while and I thought gosh what’s taking him so long finally we start going up

him so long finally we start going up

him so long finally we start going up and it was just like such a magical

and it was just like such a magical

and it was just like such a magical moment it was a really really tall tree

moment it was a really really tall tree

moment it was a really really tall tree so once you got up there you could see

so once you got up there you could see

so once you got up there you could see all the way around you just as I was

all the way around you just as I was

all the way around you just as I was about to go into my little proposal it

about to go into my little proposal it

about to go into my little proposal it was like okay this is it this is gonna

was like okay this is it this is gonna

was like okay this is it this is gonna be the moment he surprised me and

be the moment he surprised me and

be the moment he surprised me and started proposing to me first you know

started proposing to me first you know

started proposing to me first you know ask him if he wouldn’t like to adventure

ask him if he wouldn’t like to adventure

ask him if he wouldn’t like to adventure for the rest of our lives together kind

for the rest of our lives together kind

for the rest of our lives together kind of thing I definitely didn’t think he

of thing I definitely didn’t think he

of thing I definitely didn’t think he was he was going to propose up there at

was he was going to propose up there at

was he was going to propose up there at the same time but you know I really kept

the same time but you know I really kept

the same time but you know I really kept kept my composure and just let him go

kept my composure and just let him go

kept my composure and just let him go ahead and he said of course and then he

ahead and he said of course and then he

ahead and he said of course and then he was like and as a matter of fact I also

was like and as a matter of fact I also

was like and as a matter of fact I also have something to ask you

have something to ask you

have something to ask you and I was like can you do gave him my

and I was like can you do gave him my

and I was like can you do gave him my little speech and there we early that’s

little speech and there we early that’s

little speech and there we early that’s where we got engaged

where we got engaged

where we got engaged [Music]

what do you do if like for example you

what do you do if like for example you wake up one morning and a fly has laid a

wake up one morning and a fly has laid a

wake up one morning and a fly has laid a bunch of eggs in your eyeball and

bunch of eggs in your eyeball and

bunch of eggs in your eyeball and there’s maggots growing in them

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