Hello everyone,
My name is Gil and I'm 16 years old. I'm Swiss. I'm a zoo enthusiast since I can remember it. As you can see with my profile picture, I'm also a big elephant enthusiast, they're my favorite animals. We're really lucky in Switzerland to have one of the best elephant facility (more especially the indoor) in the world. I've joined ZooChat two years ago, but I haven't been active for all that time. I'm also a member of a french forum where we talk about zoos since 5 years.
I also enjoy photography. I can't visit a zoo without my camera. I've started it in 2017 and it has now become another hobby. I also have an Instagram account dedicated to it with around 350 followers.
I'm still hesitant about my future. I don't know if I want to work in zoos (maybe not zookeeper, but something like curator or an EEP coordinator) or in another field like photography or cinema. But I know that I still have time to chose and to find my way.
As I still live with my parents, I can't go on my own to zoos that are far from Switzerland. But when we travel, I always take them to the local zoos. I've visited around 30 zoos, about the half in Switzerland, for the moment. My favorite one is Zurich Zoo for sure. Basel Zoo also has a big place in my heart because I'm visiting it since I was born. Outside of Switzerland I have also had the chance to visit two zoos in Germany (Hamburg and Frankfurt), one in the UK (London Zoo), one in Spain (Barcelona Zoo), one in Belgium (Antwerpen Zoo), one in Austria (Alpenzoo Innsbruck) and about ten in France. I hope that the list will be much bigger in a few years ! I can't wait to visit zoos in countries like Netherlands, Czech Republic or United Kingdom.
I wish you all a nice day and I can't wait to talk with you about different topics ! And sorry if my English isn't good.
My name is Gil and I'm 16 years old. I'm Swiss. I'm a zoo enthusiast since I can remember it. As you can see with my profile picture, I'm also a big elephant enthusiast, they're my favorite animals. We're really lucky in Switzerland to have one of the best elephant facility (more especially the indoor) in the world. I've joined ZooChat two years ago, but I haven't been active for all that time. I'm also a member of a french forum where we talk about zoos since 5 years.
I also enjoy photography. I can't visit a zoo without my camera. I've started it in 2017 and it has now become another hobby. I also have an Instagram account dedicated to it with around 350 followers.
I'm still hesitant about my future. I don't know if I want to work in zoos (maybe not zookeeper, but something like curator or an EEP coordinator) or in another field like photography or cinema. But I know that I still have time to chose and to find my way.
As I still live with my parents, I can't go on my own to zoos that are far from Switzerland. But when we travel, I always take them to the local zoos. I've visited around 30 zoos, about the half in Switzerland, for the moment. My favorite one is Zurich Zoo for sure. Basel Zoo also has a big place in my heart because I'm visiting it since I was born. Outside of Switzerland I have also had the chance to visit two zoos in Germany (Hamburg and Frankfurt), one in the UK (London Zoo), one in Spain (Barcelona Zoo), one in Belgium (Antwerpen Zoo), one in Austria (Alpenzoo Innsbruck) and about ten in France. I hope that the list will be much bigger in a few years ! I can't wait to visit zoos in countries like Netherlands, Czech Republic or United Kingdom.
I wish you all a nice day and I can't wait to talk with you about different topics ! And sorry if my English isn't good.
