I met four volunteer coordinators on this trip. My two VCs from last year no longer work at Elephant Nature Park. Starting from the left is: Nat, Eg and Jack (Chet is not in this picture). They’re all huge jokers but really nice people.
The volunteer coordinators stay at the park and spend every day with us. Not only do they organize our projects and activities, but they also work very hard along side us to complete them.
And of course, they are also in charge of our safety. When volunteers first arrive at the park, we are briefed on rules and safety at the park. (They’re the ones that yell at us when we misbehave.. I found that out when I went swimming at night in the river. haha it even sounds dangerous, doesn’t it? but I thought we were allowed to.. long story).
Every Tuesday, the volunteer coordinators will give a lesson on Thai language and culture. We learn about their customs, what to do and what not to do. They teach us a Thai lullaby about elephants and the actions to the song. We also sing “Bananas Unite” (just a funny song with nothing to do with Thai people). The lesson also covers how to count to ten and common phrases like “My name is..”, “delicious!”, “how much is this?”.
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