This morning we had our orientation for when we work at the clinic with the baby and toddler orangutans and the ill ones. As we walked in we saw baby orangutans staring at us in their cages, one 2 year old was in a pink nappy sitting in a pink basket...so adorable. We were shown where all the bananas were kept and it will be out job to peel them every morning. We then took the bananas to he orangutans to feed them. We had to give each oang between 4-7 bananas...

This morning we had our first orientation for working at the rehabiltation centre. First thing we went to the feeding platform to see them the orangutans in their natural habitat. We then met Ellis - the guy in charge. We weren't sure what we would be doing but he took us behind the scenes to the restricted area of the centre. In front of us was a really big cage and a jungle gym with 5 toddler orangutans ranging fom 3/4-8 years old. It was amazing. We stood...

I arrived at Sepilok Rehabiltation centre on Wednesday. As we drove to the centre from the airport, we could tell we were finally in the jungle. You could notice straight away the palm oil trees and the amount of them. The jungle is extremely hot and humid, more than the cities in Malaysia. We are staying within the centre at a resthouse, specifically for the volunteers. It is a large wooden house which is basic accomodation but quite cosy. I am sharing with ...

Hi everyone, this is my first official travelling blog. I arrived in Kota Kinabalu, Malaysia on Saturday and met the other 11 volunteers doing the orangutan programme. I was supposed to be greeted at the airport by a travellers worldwide rep in a tshirt however I was greeted by a malaysian women in full malaysian dress. We stayed in a hotel for 2 nights all together which smelt really badly of damp and my room had curtains but no window behind it. We were giv...

One more sleep and I am off to Borneo...first stop of my trip. I can't wait to play with orangutans all day. Watch this space to hear all about it. :-) All my love, Alexa xxx