Plot

Jennifer "Scout" Lauer moves to South Africa from New York City to live with her mother, stepfather and stepbrother Tyler at a tourist lodge once her father, a professional photographer, goes off on a year-long assignment.

The show revolves around Jennifer "Scout" Lauer, a teenage girl who lives the simple life in New York City until her photographer father is sent on year-long trip around the world, and she is forced to live with her know-it-all mother and her new husband at a resort in South Africa. Once there, she is exposed to a new world, goes to a new school, and re-unites with her other best friend named Bongani, who believes strongly in his Zulu culture, and lives with his Uncle C.B., a veterinarian. Bongani is often the voice of reason for Scout. While still keeping in contact with her best friend Sherna via webcam, she has to deal with her stepdad's bratty and know-it-all young son Tyler. During the course of the series, Scout eventually becomes more comfortable in her new surroundings.—anonym

What if winter came in July? What if traffic jams were caused by elephants rather than cars? What if a giant dung beetle crawled among the clothes in your closet... would that be a problem? Welcome to the brave new world of Jennifer "Scout" Lauer, a smart and savvy New Yorker who, at 13, is psyched about the next big change in her life: junior high school. But fate has other plans, and moves her to South Africa instead. SCOUT'S SAFARI opens when Scout, nicknamed for her childhood curiosity, must move to a remote area outside Johannesburg, where her mother and stepfather run a rustic safari lodge. As Scout learns, big-city life was a lot different from the way she must live from hopping aboard "kombi" vans instead of the subway, to taking showers in a shed and staying on alert for hungry animals. Minus familiar comforts such as hotdog vendors and central heat, Scout confronts nature -- including prowling lions and a wildebeest stampede -- and learns valuable lessons about what really matters in life.—Fireworks