On Tuesday morning we left at the boys house for Tambuki.
On the way there we did an assesment on guiding,it was lots of fun.
Later Oom Diederick came to visit us,he took us on a little tree identifying course of his own,it was really helpfull and I learned about 6 new trees.
On Wednesday we woke up,and got ready to go visit a cultural and heritage site,on the way there we also did some looking at the roads we walked on,that was part of Conservation.
We got to the site and then Cobus began to tell us about the site,and it was interesting that we really found artifacts that cultures used there.
We found scrapers and holes in the rocks where the people sharpened stuff like arrow points,and more interesting stuff like ostrich eggs.
That night the hotel & lodge students also did their practical and cooked for us,the food was really great.
Thursday morning we got up and prepared our stuff to get on the way back to the Boys house.
We got assesed on the way back,it was better this time because you could reflect what you learned more easily.The more you practice something,the better you get at it,or the luckier you get.
We got home and we gave Cobus a Debrief of our camp at Tambuki.
What is Important?
1.Planning 2.Responsibility 3.Helping others 4.Taking the lead in some situations.
It is very important to plan before the time,because planning helps to make everything easier and more fluently.
This was a great experience to go camp at Tambuki,I gained a lot of knowledge that I can use in the Future.
Friday, March 26, 2010
Sunday, March 21, 2010
9-12 March 15-19 March (Site Guide Course)
We are doing our Site guide course to work when the vacation starts!
I learned so much from Cobus these few weeks when we were busy in class and doing practical in the veld.
We learned what is important-procedures that you must go through before taking guest on game drives or game walks.
We then got asessed on what we had learned etc.
We then moved on to trees,grasses,ecology,weather and climate,biomes,taxonomy and lots of other interesting work.
We moved on to Mammals,Birds,Reptiles,Arachnida,Fish,Amphibians and more stuff about the nature!
It was everything in a nutshell.
I now know lots of interesting stories that I can tell people and I can do a game drive or game walk confidently!
I learned so much from Cobus these few weeks when we were busy in class and doing practical in the veld.
We learned what is important-procedures that you must go through before taking guest on game drives or game walks.
We then got asessed on what we had learned etc.
We then moved on to trees,grasses,ecology,weather and climate,biomes,taxonomy and lots of other interesting work.
We moved on to Mammals,Birds,Reptiles,Arachnida,Fish,Amphibians and more stuff about the nature!
It was everything in a nutshell.
I now know lots of interesting stories that I can tell people and I can do a game drive or game walk confidently!
12-14 March (working at Entertainment)
This weekend was lots of fun!
I worked at entertainment with Michelle.We set up on Saturday morning,playing music for the guests and playing with the children!
I learned new skills on how to work better with children and understand their point of view better.
I also helped the people at Food & Beverage,that was also very helpfull in learning new skills.
I worked at entertainment with Michelle.We set up on Saturday morning,playing music for the guests and playing with the children!
I learned new skills on how to work better with children and understand their point of view better.
I also helped the people at Food & Beverage,that was also very helpfull in learning new skills.
Thursday, March 11, 2010
8 March Start of the conservation course
We started the course with Cobus spies.He is the facilitator for Nature Conservation.I know the course is going to be very experiencefull and that I will learn a lot of new things.
5 March End of Gap year
We finished the gap year full of excitement,because we learned so much during the gap year!The gap year changed me as a person,it changed my perception of the workplace and responsibilities.I look at life through a different view point now!I know that I benefited well from the gap year and everything I learned will not be wasted!
Tuesday, March 2, 2010
Fire Fighting 2 March
We learned all about fire fighting on Sondela,and we learned about all the gear that you must have in order to fight a fire.
Although I have fought fires before on a few farms,I still learned a lot!The gear used at Sondela is the same we also used to fight fires!
Heino learned us how the whole process works when the fire alarm goes off.We were in 3 teams and each team had a chance to do a fire drill.We gained lots of experience!
We were sent back to class and then suddenly the fire alarm went off and we had to do a fire drill!
I learned so much out of the whole crash course!I learned you need to have lots of Responsibility and make sure that you work fast and effective!
Always work in a team to get things done faster!
If a fire was to break out and they needed my help I would be able to fight the fire just by what I have learned out of the fire fighting!
Although I have fought fires before on a few farms,I still learned a lot!The gear used at Sondela is the same we also used to fight fires!
Heino learned us how the whole process works when the fire alarm goes off.We were in 3 teams and each team had a chance to do a fire drill.We gained lots of experience!
We were sent back to class and then suddenly the fire alarm went off and we had to do a fire drill!
I learned so much out of the whole crash course!I learned you need to have lots of Responsibility and make sure that you work fast and effective!
Always work in a team to get things done faster!
If a fire was to break out and they needed my help I would be able to fight the fire just by what I have learned out of the fire fighting!
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