Operation Wallacea: Indonesia, August 2015

This trip was amazing for my development academically and aided the inspiration of a project I did in my final year of school towards the conservation of dugongs in the UAE. It also made me see the different aspects of the world and what parts need more conservation to be promoted.
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It made me understand more as to why we need to help conservation of marine and land life and I've found more of a passion towards wanting to help this conservation movement. The Operation Wallacea team also helped me in figuring out how I could do that. I especially liked listening to the dissertations of the university students on Hoga Island, as well as the classes we had with one of the dive instructors who gave us more of an insight into marine life and conservation.
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As a whole, the trip was a massive adventure which was what I really needed at the time. I made many new friends, as I only came over with a small group with 3 other girls. We met Norwich Girls School and managed to get along really well with our team. The support staff were also amazing, especially in teaching and explaining their topic areas to us.
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I wouldn't even complain about the accommodation as it was an experience of living like a local. The family we stayed with were absolutely lovely and hospitable. Going on the jungle trek was also an amazing experience of sleeping outside (despite the leeches and spiders we may have found in our hammocks) and having to use a ditch as a toilet.
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I would also like to especially mention the Canopy Access crew, the opportunity they gave us was amazing and even support after when I had mentioned that I would further like to take up canopy climbing and getting my BCAP.
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As well as that, the guides we had on our tour were amazing and captured our interest in the way they described what they knew of the Indonesian jungle. This gave me a real sense of how important the conservation in Indonesia is and how much they considered it to be home.