Week 32. My best year ever.
August 26, 2020
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Category: Our sabbatical
Our experiences during the sabbatical year
A day at the rescue center
August 25, 2020
0645 We leave the house by foot and go to the beach. While we walk, we collect wild almonds and leaves for the monkeys, sloths and parrots at the center. 0730 We arrive at the center. After a quick meeting to decide who cleans what, we head to pick up a wheelbarrow, desinfectant, brushes, clothes, … More A day at the rescue center
Fourteen kilos of carrots later
August 24, 2020
I made it!!! The Soyuz was successfully landed in Mars. I mean, I successfully managed to prepare the dishes for the animals at the center!! And as of today, no one has died of food poisoning. So I call it a success. It seems that the managers at the center liked it as well. I … More Fourteen kilos of carrots later
Do not interact with the animals – but what if they interact with you?
August 22, 2020
So, you are supposed to leave alone those animals that are going back to nature. Piece of cake. Unless, of course, that is exactly why you came to volunteer at the animal rescue center. Fortunately, that is not why I came to the JRC. So, to me it seemed easy enough. I just had not considered what the birds would do. … More Do not interact with the animals – but what if they interact with you?
A week of releases
August 22, 2020
On Tuesday there was a lot of excitement in the center. After four years in the center, the group of capuchin monkeys were going to be released at the Tortuguero National Park. It was a very emotional day for those in the center that had been taking care of these monkeys since they arrived. The … More A week of releases
Week 31. Meer poep en eten, maar ook andere vrijwilligers en een heel fijn vooruitzicht
August 19, 2020
De afgelopen week was een week van consolidatie. We leren nog steeds nieuwe dingen, maar ook de routines van het JRC, en de vrijwilligers. Goede vooruitzichten aan het eind van de week. … More Week 31. Meer poep en eten, maar ook andere vrijwilligers en een heel fijn vooruitzicht
Week 31. More poo and food, but also volunteers and nice prospects
August 19, 2020
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A big challenge ahead
August 17, 2020
Ah! Those mysterious ways of life. I was picturing three months of zero responsibilities at the place where we are volunteering now. But somehow, I have ended up at the opposite end. Or so it feels. Tomorrow, barely after ten days working at the center, I will be alone in the kitchen, preparing almost 100 … More A big challenge ahead
Living a dream
August 16, 2020
These days, we go to work walking through a postcard tropical beach, watching the palm trees swing to the sea breeze. I can feel the waves on my feet. I can smell the sea. It is sunny but still is not too warm, because it is very early in the morning. There is nobody on … More Living a dream
Everything you should know before volunteering in a wildlife rescue center.
August 14, 2020
. There is a certain paradox in why people volunteer in a wildlife rescue center. If you ask the volunteers, most of them will answer that they are volunteering there because “they love animals”. At the core, there is this romantic image of interacting with injured animals, giving them love and comfort. While these feelings … More Everything you should know before volunteering in a wildlife rescue center.
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