Name: Uttara
Kennedy
Country: Australia
Age: 28
From which veterinary school did you graduate? University of Queensland, Brisbane Australia
Current/most recent professional post? Canberra, Melbourne
What type of practice? Small animal Private Practice
Title: BVSc
Project Name: Vets Beyond Borders and SARAH
Project Location: Gangtok Sikkim, India
Have you volunteered before?
No
Tell us about your volunteer experience?
It was the most fulfilling, exciting, unnerving, gratifying and eye-opening experience I have ever had.
What do you think is the best aspect of the program?
The amazingly trained local kennel-hands, who have so much skill, compassion and spirit. The local veterinary staff were so comfortable and open with people from all over the world, yet had such a sense of completeness within themselves. It was a pleasure working with all of them.
What do you like most about being a volunteer?
The adventure and excitement of being a tourist with a twist. You get to do all the holiday-type things, but you’re not spoilt rotten by 5-star hotels and mind-numbing bus-tours!
Country: Australia
Age: 28
From which veterinary school did you graduate? University of Queensland, Brisbane Australia
Current/most recent professional post? Canberra, Melbourne
What type of practice? Small animal Private Practice
Title: BVSc
Project Name: Vets Beyond Borders and SARAH
Project Location: Gangtok Sikkim, India
Have you volunteered before?
No
Tell us about your volunteer experience?
It was the most fulfilling, exciting, unnerving, gratifying and eye-opening experience I have ever had.
What do you think is the best aspect of the program?
The amazingly trained local kennel-hands, who have so much skill, compassion and spirit. The local veterinary staff were so comfortable and open with people from all over the world, yet had such a sense of completeness within themselves. It was a pleasure working with all of them.
What do you like most about being a volunteer?
The adventure and excitement of being a tourist with a twist. You get to do all the holiday-type things, but you’re not spoilt rotten by 5-star hotels and mind-numbing bus-tours!
