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Intern for a Great Barrier Reef: Snorkeling & Conservation Marine Volunteer Program

 

I have had the incredible pleasure of being an intern for Great Barrier Reef: Snorkeling & Conservation during the summer period of 2017-2018. My initial intent was to find a site or a company that would form the basis of a three-month fieldwork period that would inspire the trajectory and the larger source of data input of my Master’s thesis in Social Anthropology.[/vc_column_text][vc_single_image image=”2426″ img_size=”full” add_caption=”yes” style=”vc_box_rounded” title=”Australia Great Barrier Reef Intern”][vc_column_text 0=””]Unsure of how the Great Barrier Reef: Snorkelling & Conservation team would see the potential in my proposed research project based in the social sciences, I was taken aback by the extremely warm welcome I received and in the infectious positive attitude of the volunteer project leaders.  I was guided by another stuff person through the relevant aspects of the Marine Volunteer program and am entirely grateful for her patience with me through the entire experience. Her pedagogical supervision and fortitude will not soon be forgotten and have shown me example qualities that make an excellent educator.[/vc_column_text][vc_single_image image=”2419″ img_size=”full” style=”vc_box_rounded” title=”Great Barrier Reef – going down to collect data”][vc_column_text 0=””]No day was like any other at this project. The extensive efforts, passion humour and incredible knowledge base shared among the staff at Great Barrier Reef: Snorkeling & Conservation seemingly boundless. Their nightly information sessions are unforgettable and rank as some of the most enjoyable lectures/information sessions I’ve ever attended. I am now entirely inundated with fantastic data for my research, more than I could have foreseen and am entirely grateful for having been given the chance to work with such incredible individuals.[/vc_column_text][/vc_column][vc_column width=”1/3″][vc_column_text 0=””]I was entirely envious of the new intern who had just commenced their internship as I was about to return to my university city, as working with the project team has been a highlight in both my professional/academic career as well as in my own personal development.

Thanks a lot for making me a better person with this unique volunteer experience and in trying to help in Great Barrier Reef health preservation!

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