Thursday, 05 November 2015 23:45
KATHARINA SCHWACKE – VOLUNTEER IN OCTOBER-NOVEMBER 2015
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At first I want to say thank you to the people who made it possible for me to come to DAKTARI.
When I arrived in DAKTARI I was afraid about everything but with the time I realized that I found a little piece of heaven. I met so many interesting, different, and wonderful people from all over the world and I learnt a lot about animals.
DAKTARI changed my view on the world. It was a fantastic experience that I will never forget. In the beginning all the lessons and the stabling were too much for me and I wasn’t used to this hot climate. So I struggled. But with the time I grew on the exercises. And in the end I was ready to hold all the lessons by myself.
Katharina volunteer in south africa
It was great to see the kids growing. In the beginning they were so shy and didn’t know so much about their world but after one week they were open to us and they learnt a lot. I think this project isn’t just good for children, it is also good for the volunteers. They can see that different cultures can easily work together for the greater good. And as we saw it on the survey they learn a lot about their environment in this one week. The work with the kids and the animals helps the kids to not only learn about the animals but also, loose their fear of them.
So for me the time was running too quickly and it was a very great time. Overall, it was perfect.
Thank you Michele, Ian, Erika, Ernest, Manu, Toine, Marta, Natalie and Will.
And now I don’t want to leave…