Si Usted está interesado en laborar a manera de voluntario, empleado de corta duración u otro en la Reserva Natural Palmari, nos debe suministrar inicialmente los siguientes soportes e información:

No sobra comentar aquí que este ofrecimiento no solo se debe entender como una labor relacionada a los servicios para con nuestros huéspedes-clientes en la Reserva Natural Palmari, sino puede estar relacionado – o extenderse hacia – labores relacionados con nuestro personal de trabajo (p. e. enseñanza de inglés básico) y/o labores en las comunidades vecinas (p. e. enseñanza a mujeres y niños en diferentes aspectos) de la Reserva Natural Palmari; más allá, dicha oportunidad también se puede extender a labores administrativas, de traducción, de gestión en compras, en venta tipo “free lance” u otros desde nuestras oficinas principales en Bogotá D. C., otorgándose – de acuerdo al convenio pactado y/o resultado laboral logrado – bonificaciones de parte de la organización al voluntario, p. e. estancias libre de costo en la Reserva Natural Palmari con o sin tiquetes aéreos u otros

Julia Ittrich, a young, beautifull, highly responsible german hotelier girl, who has worked with various hotel chains in the United States of North America, Grand Cayman Islands and Australia, decided to give it a try, move to the Reserva Natural Palmari from June to August 2.009 and teach basic english to a groupe of guides, girls working in the kitchen and in the housekeeping area, “canopying activity” personell and various other interested members of both the Palmari and Sao Pedro do Norte neighbouring communities. Lessons took place in two shifts, one for the male students from 06:30° to 08:00° and one for the female students from 15:00° to 16:30° and, after Julia had developed a criteria regarding the best and most interested students, she gave personalized lessons to 2 male and 2 female students during different half-hour blocks during the day, whenever these 4 hand-picked students could take some time out from work, home responsabilities or other. Each student was given a photocopied english book, a note book and a pencil and classes took place at the “enramada” being equiped with a blackboard with seating and writing facilities for each student. Besides these “fixed class lessons” she also decided to follow these 4 students on their work routine (the girls in the kitchen and/or during room cleaning, linnen washing or other; the boys during jungle guidance, “canopying” activities, fishing or else) and teach them the relevant vocabulary and conversation in english language specifically needed for and during these activities. We might also conclude from the experience that not only the local community members learned basic english, but Julia improoved on her spanish and after this experience now also considers herself as a basic portuguese speaking girl. Making new friends, meeting new people, interacting with tourists and the activities during the “Yanawara 2009” summer camps held during the whole month of July, learning a lot about neo-tropical rain forests and understanding today quite a good deal regarding the amazonian modus vivendi convinced her of wanting to return for another teacher´s shift hopefully next year and we, both the Reserva Natural Palmari and the Instituto de Desenvolvimento Socioambiental do Vale do Rio Javari look forward to it = Thank you, Julia, and immer, jederzeit, herzlichst willkommen!