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Canadá
I stayed for a month at the the shelter, it was a great way to experience Greek food made by Diamanto everyday, the contact with animals but also learning all the work that comes with owning a the shelter! Diamanto is good at explaining everything you need to know in order to help them. You will get tested by the goats (evening shift) the first week which honestly is just constant effort, but after that they listen to you very well. Due to the language barrier, I had very little interaction with the shelter that resumed in him telling me the job to do. I wish I had learned Greek to be able to interact more
mais de 2 anos atrás
Obrigada, Lia, pela sua incrível contribuição e pela sua presença positiva no abrigo. Desejamos que você continue suas viagens com as aventuras que você deseja e que possa escalar todas as montanhas que quiser!!!!
Reino Unido
This couple love what they do and invest all their money into the project. However: - 3 hour wait due to 'car being fixed' at the airport - facilities were incredibly basic if not very unhygienic (dog food in same room as food and mouldy fridge) - food not nutritious, fed ourselves - they wanted best value workers, not providing us with positive experiences. - no public transport connections, only taxi - far from town (it's not in nea kallikretia, it's in Lakoma, a village 20 minute taxi away) - bedroom was good Wouldn't recommend for single young women just as safety and being alone
mais de 2 anos atrás
Charlotte disse que ela tinha dois cachorros em casa e que tinha experiência com animais em seus estudos. Isso acabou sendo falso. Os cachorros eram, na verdade, os cães dos seus vizinhos e ela não tinha experiência com cães. Desde a primeira vez no abrigo, ela evitou todo contato com cães e animais como a peste. Ela nem mesmo permitia que eles a tocassem. Se se aproximavam para cumprimentá-la ou entravam na área e acidentalmente a tocavam, ela as empurrava, as evitava e as xingava com raiva, e descobrimos que ela as ameaçava com um bastão quando achávamos que não estávamos olhando, e tínhamos medo de que ela as batesse quando não estávamos olhando. Gradualmente ela começou a ficar irritada com o menor motivo. Ela só usava nossas jaquetas e botas porque não queria sujar as dela. Ela não seguia as instruções de segurança que demos para os animais e acabava chorando. Ela se ressentia de ter que sair para ficar no pasto e apenas cuidar das cabras que temos. É mentira que não haja transporte público. Embora haja ônibus o dia todo para Kallikratia e Thessaloniki, das 7h20 às 20h, com passagem entre 1,70 e 3,50 euros, e todos os nossos voluntários os utilizem regularmente, ela escolheu usar táxis para o trajeto. Enquanto cozinhávamos comida caseira todos os dias, pratos tradicionais mediterrâneos com azeite de oliva extra virgem, vegetais e leguminosas, e sobremesas, ela os deixava mofando na geladeira e comprava lanches para comer. Infelizmente, não limpava o lugar onde vivia, o que de modo algum é inadequado em termos de higiene. A área onde fica o abrigo tem câmeras de segurança e guardas patrulhando toda a área e ninguém jamais reportou um problema de segurança, nem ela. Ela disse que partiria três semanas mais cedo, disse que iria embora por problemas familiares e que não era feliz. Em geral, descobrimos que ela carecia de habilidades básicas de cuidado com animais, que sua personalidade não era adaptável a nada diferente e que ela tinha más intenções em relação aos seus anfitriões enquanto expressava hostilidade velada.
Brasil
This didn't work for me because the hosts don't really care about the volunteer's experience. I feel like the hosts want people to work for free and that's it. The schedule was 8 - 11 and 14 - 18 (5 days/week), which is more hours than what was agreed before. When I talked to the host about this, she said that I didn't need to do the afternoon shifts then (but in this case the other volunteer would have to work for both of us, which is unfair) and that I could do the job faster if I was more “muscular”. I left earlier but I wish all the best to the hosts, I know they really love the animals.
mais de 2 anos atrás
Itália
My experience was great! Diamanto and the shelter are two really kind and patient people who show you your part of work and patiently wait for you to learn it. In every moment of difficulty, even outside of work, Diamanto helped me and had a lot of patience with me for all the troubles I got into with the buses during my days off. The place is nice and during my entire stay I had the opportunity to have a strong contact with nature and animals that were lovely and friendly, especially the dogs! It is an excellent experience to have as first volunteer like I did and I highly recommend it.
mais de 2 anos atrás
Estados Unidos
Amazing experience! Hosts were very welcoming and comforting to me especially when I was missing my family. All the animals are amazing and I will miss them so much. I love that I was able to play a part in helping all the animals live a happy life and be well cared for. That's all Diamanto and the shelter want is for their animals to be happy and healthy! Volunteering will help them so much in being able to achieve this goal even if you're just staying for a short time. Don't expect the work to be easy, but rather fulfilling. You will learn and grow so much through this experience as I did!
quase 3 anos atrás
República Checa
I learned a lot during this trip. Diamanto is very welcoming and she took great care of us. Work is divided in two shifts - morning and evening. I have to say that it was really intense for me because I have never volunteered in a such big the shelter and I was not used to waking up this early. But Diamanto is really patient and she explained everything to me well. I also recommend bringing earplugs :)
3 anos atrás
