Fulfilling and Fun - more than I could hope for!

I had no idea what to expect, I didn't even have time to make up expectations. Safe to say that it still exceeded every expectation I couls have in a positive way.

I found this project online after looking after looking at pages related to conservation. I was interested in the conservation in general, and the project looked like a good start to see if this would be something for me to explore further.

After I send a message everything was basically arranged within a day - the overal communication is superclear, fast and feels 'right' directly from the start. I felt welcome already after the initial mailcontact! I could start right away - which meant hastily looking for the right flight to paradise: Gili Air.

Villa Nangka, where I stayed for 3 weeks (too short!) felt like home, and is an ideal place to stay in comfort for the duration of the project. Rose, Andreas and everyone of the staff are super friendly and accomodating in every way.

The project itself characterizes mainly in a lot of variation - you will do a lot here! From learning about sharks and their role in the ecosystem to do coral nursery maintainance, roving surveys, beach cleanups and dives against debris. Days are packed, but never in such a way that its too much. Quickly a peaceful routine is established - breakfast with pancakes, biking to Oceans5 (great diveshop!) - diving - lunch - studying / preparation for the next day / presentations / cleanups / anything in the afternoon. Aside from that there is more than enough time to have fun with the other Sharkies or to have some alone time

All in all I can only recommend this project - the overal experience has been more than I could hope for, and I still miss it every day. 3 weeks definitely was not enough!