Today is my last day here at Rainsong. I'm feeling a bit saddened in leaving these animals in the midst of having watched them grow, heal, and develop. However, I'm extremely excited to go home and spend time with my family and friends!
The past week has been draining. A bunch of new volunteers/interns came and I wound up being the only one who knew what to do for the animals the day they all came. I was running around preparing food and cleaning cages while having to answer their questions and show them where things were and explaining who gets fed what and what to do in certain situations. By the time my break came around, I was exhausted.
Today was also a bit exhausting as a new volunteer and Mary's new filmmaker, Adam, needed to interview a volunteer/intern about a typical day at Rainsong, the pro's and con's they've been faced with, and why they chose Rainsong. He was also looking to collect advocacy videos about the animal electrocutions. Mary suggested that he interview me since I have been here the longest. It was a bit nerve-wracking, having never been in front of a camera for something so important. I didn't want to say anything wrong or misrepresent Rainsong in any way and there was little time to prepare or gather my words. Adam talked me through some of it and what he would go over or what I should talk about, though, and I was a lot more relaxed. Even when I was jumped on by a muddy dog and a monkey peed on me 3 times, all on film!
These interview segments will be going up on youtube and possibly even Mary's website for Rainsong Wildlife Sanctuary!
It's been a long and somewhat stressful last day, but getting the chance to represent Rainsong through the interviews, and getting more time with my favorite animals, definitely made my last day memorable and an overall fun experience.
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yaaaaaayyyy! joy gets to go home! you must be so proud! doing your first internship!
ReplyDeletelol and getting peed on 3 times on camera XD
congrats joy! :)
¡Hola Joy!
ReplyDeleteMy name is Megan and I am traveling to Costa Rica from Philadelphia,
Pennsylvania in the United States during December 5th-19th of 2010. I
have been researching various volunteer programs throughout the Nicoya Peninsula, and I am completely interested in the program that is offered at Rainsong Wildlife Sanctuary, but I have not been able to get ahold of Mary through email or telephone. I have sent my application a few times in the past two months but I receive a response that she is out of the office. Thisopportunity appeals to me for many reasons; however, I feel as though working at Rainsong would be an important way that I can contribute to the rescue of Costa Rica's most precious animals, and the environment in which they live. The continuing projects that the organization is performing- this interests me so much!!
The reason for my message is to ask you if there is any other way to get ahold of Mary at Rainsong. I have sent messages to rainsongwildlifesanctuary@gmail.com and tried calling these numbers: (011 506) 2642 1265 and (011 506) 8387 3607 but have had no luck. If there is any other way I can reach her can you please let me know? I came across your blog and it interested me even more in the program! Thank you so much for your time in reading this Joy. I will check the comment board but I can also be reached at megan.campbell.295@gmail.com.
Sincerely,
Megan Campbell
Philadelphia, PA, U.S.A.