Projects Abroad

This time in shark conservation in Fiji, I have learned a gained a lot of skills and knowledge by hands-on experience. Most of the times, we had fish identification workshop, coral workshop, shark laboratory seminar at diving center, shark identification workshop, mangrove workshop, etc. Yet, all of these knowledge are being conjugated in the diving afterwards. Learning new contents are important, yet the part that I liked the most is that we got to learn different techniques, planting and restoring mangroves, recording fish species, observation shark type and gender, or surveying coral health, all of them which can only be learnt with physical experience. As a person who wants to become a marine biologist/fish biologist in the future, it was a great experience to learn deeply and bring back actual skills to home.

To the host family, the office staff, the school staff and the whole experience was absolutely wonderful. I will never forget this opportunity. I experienced the home culture, the town culture, the education setting, the Maasai life and homes and travel. Definitely recommend this to anyone wanting to help and experience a different culture to stay grounded in life.

My experience in Mexico as an international volunteer was very valuable and enjoyable. I learned how to communicate with people who don’t speak my language and understood better what we can do to help marine animals survive. This experience showed me how significant it is to collaborate and work together and increase awareness for the environment and animals that are endangered, including sea turtles. This experience made me want to keep learning and pursue a career in the future, and help to protect nature.