Valentinas Travels

This post was especially hard for me to write. Not because it's a very complex topic, but because it's about something that really matters to me. A matter of the heart that I would love to share with everyone in the hope that you will be as inspired as I am and start supporting with me our closest relatives - the chimpanzees. That's why it took some time to write about the unforgettable week at Ngamba Island in Uganda , where I lived and worked as a volunteer among the staff members and 50 orphaned chimpanzees a few weeks ago. Here are my memories. 

  I never thought that my long-cherished dream would actually come true - especially during this difficult time and after postponing the trip once and later almost cancelling once. That I would actually fly to Uganda in the midst of disputed elections, travel warnings and the Covid crisis. How grateful I am that for once I ignored the doubts and fears of my friends and family and dared to go . It could have gone totally wrong. It didn't. It worked out so perfectly that I am still a bit afraid that something bad will happen now (but after one week at home now I guess I will be ok!). I made a lot of new friends, treasure so many beautiful memories and am full of inspiration. I excuse myself in advance just in case my enthusiasm will be to big. But be sure that in reality it is even much bigger! There would be so much more to share! I would like to start with the 2nd part of my journey. After an incredibly educational and inspiring week on Ngamba Island, a sanctuary for orphaned chimp...