My Videos From Volunteering in Africa

South Africa 2011/2012

Namibia 2011

Frivillig i Afrika

Første turen til Afrika reiste jeg gjennom en organisasjon. Det var en opplevelse - men jeg ville ikke gjort det igjen. Vi var nesten 70 frivillige på det meste, og selv om de reklamerte med at man fikk være med løvene, var den eneste kontakten å kaste mat over gjerdet! Det ble også mye dyrere enn planlagt...


Derfor valgte jeg å reise til et nytt sted, som var helt fantastisk - bare 1/3 av prisen jeg betalte første gangen. Her var det få frivillige, slik at man slapp å stå i kø for å være med dyrene, fantastiske folk som jobbet der, mye spennende aktiviteter, og ikke minst, mye mer kontakt med dyrene! 
Jeg hadde en helt utrolig bra opplevelse og unner alle det samme - vanligvis liker jeg ikke å dra til samme sted flere ganger, men jeg vet at jeg skal tilbake hit! 


Jeg blir ganske irritert når jeg ser hvordan organisasjoner sponser toppbloggere med turer til Afrika hvor de tar masse bilder sammen med dyrene, slik at flere vil reise med de. Det gir et feil bilde av hvordan det er i virkeligheten... 

The Harnas TV series

When I was at Harnas Wildlife Foundation in Namibia jan/feb this year, there was a German filmcrew there. Now the TV-series is finally out! Not that I understand German, but it`s still beautiful, and reminds me about the amazing time we had at Harnas... Hopefully they didn`t film me that much :)

Check it out here;


http://mediathek.daserste.de/sendungen_a-z/9029008_das-waisenhaus-fuer-wilde-tiere/9089978_folge-1

Harnas Wildlife Foundation

 "Back home, I live in a world where people find happiness under false pretences. It’s a place where people are made to feel important or accepted by the possessions that they have. Whether it’s the last fashion, the newest hairstyle, your position at work, the car that you drive, or whatever it may be. Harnas puts perspective on what true happiness is or should be. It’s a magical place. A place where you find the true happiness you were seeking. It’s something that cannot be bought - only experienced. It’s spending the night gazing at the starts, a sleep-out in the bush, a warm smile or words of encouragement, a small animal that lives through the night because you cared. It’s something telling you, “I believe in you” when you`ve never heard those words before, and mostly, it’s finding the unconditional love of an animal. Looking into the eyes of a small lion that loves you for who you are on the inside. Relying on you for strength, growth and affection. In all of this, your reward is a hundredfold. The love that fills and lives within your heart is unimaginable and unexplainable. It’s something that I hope that everyone in their lifetime can feel at least once."

- Quote from a volunteer (harnas.org)