From Pam’s Journal
I have always loved exploring new places and doing something useful at the same time, so when a friend told me about an animal centre in Thailand where I could help animals, I knew it was for me. I packed my bag, got on the plane to Bangkok and travelled as far as Chiang Mai to spend a week in the Elephant Nature Park – a place where sick, lonely elephants and other animals find their home. Together with twenty volunteers from Europe, ready to work hard for food, accommodation and the animals’ happiness, I got on a bus which took us to the park. When we arrived, we walked around the place and the local guides told us what working in the park involved. After a simple vegetarian lunch, we went to our rooms, which were right next to the elephant boxes, where the animals slept at night. Later that afternoon, we watched the elephants taking a bath in the mud and eating melons. This view of happy and free animals filled my heart with joy, which is still with me when I think about the time I spent there. After along but exciting day, we all decided to go to bed early so we would be ready for another incredible day. The next morning, we all woke up at five a.m. because one of the elephants had a bad dream and started making a noise. After breakfast, our team spent the morning working in the field. It wasn’t an easy job, but not as bad as we thought. Then, we helped to wash the elephants in the river. It was just lovely to be so close to them and play in the water with them. On the other days, one of our tasks was to clean up the park of the food elephants left there – this was my favourite because I could watch the elephants in the park playing and eating. One day some of the baby elephants decided they wanted to get into our van when we were loading corn onto it. The girls who were in the van got really scared. They didn’t like it as the van started to move. Immediately called the guide who was with us. When the animals saw him, they went back to their mothers. On the final night in the park, the park staff invited us for a special Northern Thai meal and fantastic entertainment by the local schoolchildren – they all danced for us, dressed in traditional costumes. We had a brilliant night together and were ready to say goodbye to them the next day. In such a short time we became a family. The next morning, we went back to Chiang Mai, and we all went shopping at the local market. It was the perfect end of one of the best weeks of my life.
Why did the narrator choose the Elephant Nature Park for her holidays?
She wanted to explore this place very much
A friend recommended it to her
She hoped to find a home for sick animals
She wanted to go to Thailand
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