The greatest place on earth

I can't even begin to describe how much my stay at African Dawn meant to me. I'll start by saying that however long you think is long enough, it really isn't. I intended to stay 2 weeks and I was there a month. African Dawn is absolutely beautiful and the people are incredible. I met some lifelong friends there and learnt some valuable lessons, not only about animal care but also about myself.

A typical day begin at 7am when we get the animals fed. We all stumble sleepily around the prep room and head out onto our routes. Keep an eye on Murray, Fugley and Scraggles - a bite from them is sure to wake you up :) then its breakfast time and finally, list time! Once you've made it through the list of odd jobs, the rest of the morning is yours. Go play with the kittens, walk the dogs, cuddle the bunnies, hang with the monkeys! Be back in the afternoon for afternoon feeds though! Once your done there, it might be off to chicken dishes (it's not that bad, we swear) or clinic where you can help the sick animals. After that your done! Spend the rest of your day lounging at the cabins and making lifelong friends :) our group spent most of our nights watching Disney movies and finger knitting!

African Dawn is an amazingly peaceful place where your stomach hurts from laughing, your face hurts from smiling, your brains full of new things and your heart hurts to leave.

I love African Dawn!