Hi, my name is Charles Illing.
Daily duties around the donkey sanctuary involved feeding on a morning and evening, a mixture of hay and pellets. The duties were challenging but also very rewarding having the ability to work with the donkey’s daily.
Throughout the evenings, the group and I undertook sea turtle patrols, creating barriers to protect the eggs, and directing offspring back to the ocean.
Thanks to Erasmus+, professionally I learned to develop public speaking skills by providing talks to large groups of tourists of different nationalities.
Personally, I gained more confidence and a new experience living with a large group of peers whom I had never met prior to carrying out the project. This allowed me to improve my ability to interact with new people with ease.
Charles Illing
Project part of A Different Kettle of Fish supported by the Erasmus+ programme of the European Union, in partnership with Askham Bryan College and Aruba Donkey Sanctuary.