February 22, 2008
Yesterday I went to volunteer with one of my roommates instead of going to Mada. My roomie, Alex, works at a sea turtle rescue center. I had so much fun volunteering there. They have about 25 turtles there. One has no front arms, one is missing the right arm, one has a bent arm, and there are a bunch of babies who were found alone on the beach. Israelis who walk their dogs or go running on the beach often find abandoned baby turtles and bring them to the rescue center.
I had so much fun weighing, measuring, and feeding the turtles. We fed them raw fish and lettuce. We had to record how much food they were given, their width, their length, and what their poop looked like. We also had to clean two of the tanks by scrubbing the sides and bottom with a broom. I think I really enjoyed myself because I was actually working. I was volunteering somewhere where I was needed, as opposed to at Mada where I help, but they would get a long just fine without me.
The rescue center is right on the beach so there was gorgeous scenery. The half hour bus ride was far from boring because we just went straight up the coast along side the beautiful ocean.
I had a really great time!
