我为啥说让C管孩子，我管熊猫呢？
因为前几年，我白天上瑞典语课也比较单调，偶尔就去linkedin上面看看，瞎浏览一番，当时我就看到过Global Nomadic （nomadic 我刚查了，是游牧的意思）放出的一系列志愿者的项目，其中有一个在四川照顾大熊猫的志愿者工作，提供吃住，没有工资。
这个招募明显是针对外国人的，想找个管吃住的地方，白天工作，晚上和周末在城市浏览，是去中国的一种比较方便的方式，因为有问题可以问中国同事嘛，也能解决住这个大问题。最短一周最长半年。当然我也可以申请，我昨晚搜了一下，这个项目还一直在招人，是个长期项目。
招聘标题为 Volunteer: Panda Care in China
Location: Chengdu, China
Duration: Minimum 1 week, maximum 6 months commitment
Cost: 850 GBP per week
Fee Includes: all food, accommodation, airport pickup, pre-departure + in-country support, orientation and all project related activities
Does not Include: flights, travel insurance, personal spending, visas and vaccinations
Please note: This opportunity is designed to give you the contacts and experience to help further your career. You are not replacing any member of staff, but helping alongside them, whilst learning new skills.
Start Dates: Project is on-going, and you can join at any time, depending upon availability
Benefits
Get very close to the amazing pandas, working with staff to help keep them fed, clean and happy
Flexible placement, tailored according to your interests and abilities.
The panda is one of the most delightful and captivating of animals, and has long been a highly recognised symbol for wildlife conservation. Recently, the Giant Panda was downgraded from the status of endangered, but its future is still very vulnerable. Estimates place the total number of pandas in the world at only about 1600, most of these in Sichuan Province.
You will have plenty of time to photograph, and observe the pandas at the base, as you get to understand more about this rare and wonderful species.
Volunteers are needed to help safeguard the future of the Giant Panda in China.
You will work closely with the staff at the Panda Base to prepare food and feed the pandas; clean the enclosures; and help ensure this is a safe and secure environment for the animals. We might occasionally ask youto help provide medical care to the Pandas, and assist in research projects.
Once you have registered at the Panda reserve, and collected your uniform and staff card, you ll meet your trainer. You will work closely together during your stay, and they ll help give you an idea of what a job in conservation is like. For your own safety, you must follow their instructions at all times. If you are having trouble following your schedule, theyll be happy to help you with it.
We will provide you with orientation DVDs, to help you understand more about the project, and take you on a tour of the Panda Base.
Daily Life
Most of the work will involve providing basic care for the pandas; preparing food, feeding the animals, and cleaning the enclosures. You might be asked to help the trainers to collect behavioural data on the animals; or help out with the various research, and veterinary projects at the base.
We will offer free Chinese classes every day from 4 p.m. until 6 p.m.; you dont have to attend, but we hope theyll help you start to feel at home in this wonderful country.
Your evenings and weekends will provide you with free time, which you can use to explore the region, or simply relax. Theres a regular bus service from the nearby Ya an City that will take you to Chengdu, if you wish to tour the city, and do some shopping.
The forests in the area are extremely dense and wild; walking into them alone can be dangerous, as you can easily get lost. If you want to explore, we suggest that you find a group with an experienced guide, or ask someone at the Panda Base; well be happy to help organise an excursion.
Please note: all information above is subject to change. Please check the most up to date information on the Global Nomadic website when applying.
这个机构做的项目有很多，我最感兴趣的还有两个：
1. Volunteer: Whale Shark Conservation Project in Mozambique
2. Volunteer: Wildlife + Travel Photography in South Africa
就是一个是鲸鲨保护（这个得学潜水），另一个是南非的野生动物项目。但是这两个项目的内容比照顾熊猫要复杂和刺激多了，但是我仍然觉得照顾熊猫更适合我。别忘了等chris18岁的时候，我都不是中年人了，而是中老年人！My god！
鲸鲨项目要坐船，二南非的项目里面写到要连续做好几天的车（估计是吉普车），所以感觉这种项目更适合体力充沛的年轻人，我年轻的时候也有时候晕车，经常晕船。这个当志愿者周一到周五不是去旅游，是去工作，去旅游了晕船晕车了歇着就行了，这个可咋办？
所以现实点，还是去照顾熊猫吧！
当然熊猫这个项目的好处就是持续时间长，招一个人最长可以呆半年，而鲸鲨和南非的项目都是最多两三个月的。我因为是asperger，所以适应环境特别慢，不能频繁换地方，感觉特别累，所以喜欢这种长项目，而且也没有晕船晕车的问题。还能和C一起回国看看，游览一番。
当然从身体角度考虑，我也可以参加智利的农业项目，秘鲁的亚马逊保护项目（关于鸟类检查，农林业，蝴蝶检测等），这些感觉对体力要求没鲸鲨和南非那个那么高，感觉也没那么刺激和好玩了。
不过中年人，还是活命是主要的，不能光想着啥好玩，到时候口吐白沫，还得给别人添麻烦抢救我！
边工作边旅游这种思想我是几年前读一篇文章的时候建立的，可能是在什么英语课程里的课文，记不太清了。是一个人去热带雨林参加志愿者的经历。
感觉即使不用瑞典语和英文工作，即使一个人用中文工作，学外语的好处，是获得更多的信息，看到另一种思维方式。
当然，对于我而言，还有一种更简单的办法。那就是我人去哪都不要紧，只要保持一定的online的一对一教瑞典人中文就可以了。这边有这种中介，按小时计费，教瑞典人中文。
我觉得我的英文的听力口语水平，是无法回国教人英语的，能用英语工作旅行就不错了，教人英语不行。我也不想费那个劲，把英文学那么深入了，只想以后瑞典语再深入深入就行了，那么多事，顾不过来。能干好一两样，对于我就不错了。
当然，对于这种online教瑞典人中文的，虽然很容易上手，但我更想找个本地的工作，还能了解成都的社会和人情风貌。我相信，点子会越想越多的。或者一边旅行一边翻译或者写作？
D和C现在在厨房的餐桌上一起上online的画画课呢，我在这畅想熊猫...
等我！Panda！！！
