Comments on: Turtles Grunting, and Why Turtle Volunteering isn’t for Me

By: theprofessionalhobo

theprofessionalhobo — Wed, 30 May 2012 20:38:39 +0000

@Ava – “Phoooo”: You have no idea how long it took me to find the right letters to emulate the sound that turtle made! I’m still not sure I got it, but I think you get the idea!

@Micki – Yes, I’d probably wait just a while too. They might go stir crazy! (Then again, if a volunteer program is set up for kids to participate, they usually take shorter attention spans into consideration).

@Jeremy – Sweet – thanks!

@Laurel – I’ve done my own share of work-trade gigs, involving hourly commitments between 4 and 30 hours per week, depending on the gig. Did you pay for the volunteer working holidays you did? Would you do them again?

By: Laurel

Laurel — Wed, 30 May 2012 11:21:27 +0000

I really appreciate your honesty. I have done 2 volunteer working holidays and often the work is hard, long days and at times boring. I was signed up to volunteer with turtles in Costa Rica, but the road got washed out so I was unable to go. It sounded like it would have been a similar experience to yours.

By: Jeremy

Jeremy — Wed, 30 May 2012 03:11:05 +0000

Haha your writing is filled with comfortably dry humor. It’s hilarious. Great write up.

By: Micki@theBarefootNomad

Micki@theBarefootNomad — Tue, 29 May 2012 23:26:14 +0000

We had to leave in a day or so, so no, we didn’t volunteer. It’s definitely on my bucket list. I’d love to volunteer with my kids when they’re a little bit older (at 3 and 6 I’d spend most of my time taking care of them). 🙂

By: Ava Apollo

Ava Apollo — Tue, 29 May 2012 18:42:23 +0000

Lol, I love your description of the “phooo” sound. Words to live by!

By: theprofessionalhobo

theprofessionalhobo — Tue, 29 May 2012 14:28:58 +0000

@Lauren – “phoooooo”! Yes, I thought it was a descriptive enough term….. 😉

@Micki – Very cool! Were you inspired to volunteer at all?

@Nailah – Although I’m serious about not particularly wanting to seek out a turtle volunteering gig, my reference to the sand etc was more for humour than truth. (I’m assuming nobody takes me too seriously…)!

By: Nailah

Nailah — Tue, 29 May 2012 11:07:00 +0000

Thanks for the honest write up. I’ve always wanted to do some volunteer work with turtles, and I still do, but I definitely appreciate your “it ain’t all so glamours” vantage point.

By: Micki@theBarefootNomad

Micki@theBarefootNomad — Tue, 29 May 2012 03:37:16 +0000

Love this post. We watched a leatherback lay her eggs on Playa Grande in Costa Rica, and I have to say that I felt for her too. Must be a girl thing. I do have to say that one of the coolest parts of our experience was running, full tilt, along a deserted beach in the moonlight, with the waves crashing at our feet. Surreal and amazing.

By: Lauren, Ephemerratic

Lauren, Ephemerratic — Mon, 28 May 2012 17:41:04 +0000

Ha ha! Now I’m going to have “phooooooooo” in my head all day. Maybe I’ll clean something so I can make the noise while I persevere through an unpleasant task.