A Life Changing Experience!

I volunteered two summers at Kido and I plan to go back again!

Both summers I made friends from many difference countries, since volunteers come from all over the globe. Also, another cool thing about Kido is that there are animals EVERYWHERE. There are dogs, cats, land turtles (tortoises), lizards, and non-poisonous snakes.

The work on this project is physically intense since you will be patrolling beaches at night. You will definitely be IN SHAPE and lose some weight over the course of your volunteer work. Don't expect to be able to take a hot shower every day because you need to conserve water (the water source is rain water). The cool thing about this though is that when you return to "modern life" you will have established a GOOD habit of not wasting running water.

Main perks of the program include: seeing the moon and stars over the ocean at night, getting to touch and interact with real leatherback turtles (and some hawksbills too), and finally I must also mention the WONDERFUL mini "library" of secondhand books available to the volunteers.

Be prepared to expand your mind!!