Volunteer Experience: Anisa

Hello guys, I’m Anisa. You can call me anismanis (anis cute) : v. I’m an intern student at the Little Fireface Project, it’s my first experience participating in conservation activities directly. I stayed here for a month, and wow, it’s entertaining, guys! Don’t expect people to be amiable and like to joke. The jokes are also fun.

The first time I arrived, I was warmly welcomed. Lil surprise was sweet, not bad at all. At LFP, it really feels like inside a time machine! Feels like a blink of an eye, the time went so fast. Do you know guys, a month here, my weight has increased by almost 3 kg hahaha wasn’t it extraordinary?? The temperature in Cipaganti is really cold, makes me feel like I want to eat all the time. Oh yeah, apart from observing the Javan slow loris, I also watched birds here.

The most exciting experience was when I saw the slow loris socializing because it’s unique. After all, its behavior is funny, and when I observed shift 1 Loopi, she was approached by her husband, LN and LN, making a whistling sound like that. What a wow experience for me. I also met an adorable baby, slow loris, being carried on her mother’s chest. And the most exciting thing is that if you get a 2nd shift schedule, I’m really waiting for the sunrise, it’s really cool, the view of Mount Cikuray is really addicting. It’s really, really cool experiences that can’t be forgotten. And again, when I was watching birds, I happened to meet a bird Kadalan Birah or Chestnut-breasted malkoha (Phaenicophaeus curvirostris), in the coffee plantation. It’s gorgeous, guys. I swear it has light blue feathers and a pink tip. It rests on an avocado tree, said Mr. Aab as a bird watcher.

Picture by Evan Parker – Flickr, CC BY-SA 2.0, https://commons.wikimedia.org/w/index.php?curid=3730238

Kadalan Birah is rarely seen because it is in the Cipaganti plantation area. Only 2 tails, lucky me. I had many other things in LFP besides the last memory before I went home. We all socialized to visit the Candung waterfall in the Tasikmalaya area. Thank you so much, LFP, for giving me many lessons and sweet memories during my month. I wish you success and success always. See you at another time!

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Hallo guys, aku Anisa boleh panggil aja anismanis:v. Aku mahasiswa magang di Little Fireface Project, pengalaman pertama banget ikut kegiatan konservasi secara langsung. Aku stay disini selama satu bulan dan wah gokil seru banget guys! Gak expect orang-orangnya friendly banget dan seneng bercanda jokesnya juga asik-asik. Pertama dateng udah disambut hangat dikasih lil surprise sweet banget parah, di LFP bener-bener berasa mesin waktu gak kerasa banget sebulan lewat gitu aja and u know guys sebulan disini berat aku nambah hampir 3kg hahaha keren gatuh:v suhu di Cipaganti dingin banget jadi laper dan makan mulu deh. Oiyah by the way selain observasi kukang jawa aku juga bird watching disini, pengalaman yang paling-paling tuh pas liat kukang sosialisasi karena unik aja perilakunya lucu, dan ah iya aku pernah waktu observasi shift 1 Loopi dia dideketin sama suaminya yaitu Ln dan Ln ngeluarin suara bersiul gitu wah itu pengalaman waw banget si buat aku, hmm terus aku juga ketemu baby loris cute banget lagi digendong didada ibunya. Dan paling seru juga kalau kebagian jadwal shift 2 wah aku nunggu banget sunrisenya sih keren gitu viewnya gunung Cikuray langsung nagih banget. Keren banget pokoknyaaa pengalaman-pengalaman yang gak bisa terlupakan. Dan lagi pengalaman waktu bird wathcing, aku kebetulan ketemu burung Kadalan birah dikebun kopi cantik banget guys sumpah itu bulunya warna biru muda dan ujung nya pink gitu, dia resting dipohon alpukat, kata bapak Aab sebagai pengamat burung, Kadalan birah jarang terlihat karena didaerah perkebunan Cipaganti baru ditemukan 2 ekor wah beuntungnya aku. Masih banyak lagi keseruan lainnya selama aku di LFP selain itu kenang-kenangan terkahir sebelum aku pulang kami semua sosialisasi berkunjung ke curug candung daerah Tasikmalaya. Terima kasih bannyak LFP sudah memberi banyak pelajaran hidup dan kenangan manis selama satu bulan aku, semoga sukses dan berjaya selalu. See u next time!