India Le Marinel

1.   The 3 things I would take on a desert island……Music (iPod or phone to play it), my cat Mali, and rum for cocktails
2.   When I was younger I wanted to be… Work with animals, research animal welfare and conservation
3.   3 famous people (dead or alive) I would invite to a dinner party…… David Attenborough, Madonna, Hannah Shaw (Kitten Lady)
4.   My guilty pleasure……Red wine, New York Cheesecake and good coffee
5.   What makes Natterjacks different…… Helping the animals is the main priority, and the team is great to work with even on tough days the positive, friendly atmosphere make it better.
6.   My proudest ‘claim to fame’ or celebrity encounter…Not met any celebrities but I have traveled, worked with and managed several animal welfare charities around the world
7.   Two things I consider myself to be very bad at…..  Cooking meat being vegetarian all my life I don’t cook meat and have no idea how to do it properly.
Learning different languages, I speak a little Spanish but find it really hard to learn and remember new languages.
8.   Two things I consider myself to be very good at…Friends say I always land on my feet, whatever the situation I end up making it work.
Also enjoying good coffee and wine.
9.   One thing that not many people know about me…. I have lived in 11 different countries
10.   I was frightened for my life at work when…On a night shift a dog came in who had eaten some pills, he was scared and had no idea what was going on, it took all three of us, the vet, vet nurse and myself to give an injection and put the dog in a kennel as he was very scared and reactive. He recovered fine and calmed down in the end.
11.   My most annoying habit .… I have a tendency to overthink things.
12.   The song I would perform in a Karaoke bar is… I avoid karaoke if possible, no singing talent at all.
13.   If I was forced to live anywhere else than the beautiful south coast of Dorset I would live… On a tropical island or Australia.
14.   I you were to look in my fridge right now you would find…. Cheese, fruit juice
15.   My favourite place to go for dinner is….A cheese and wine bar, Tapas or cute little Italian restaurant.
16.   If I won the lottery my first purchase would be….A plane ticket, I love to travel
17.   One place I really want to visit before I die is…The Galápagos Islands
18.   My favourite holiday past-time is ……..Exploring new places in the sun
19.   If I was a vegetable, I would be a …. Carrot
20.   My weirdest phobia is …. Human feet
21.   If I could swap lives with anyone for a day it would be…. David Attenborough
22.   My favourite place to go for a walk… The beach
23.   The strangest thing I’ve ever seen at work …A swan who had flown into a wire fence and sliced the top of his beak and face, you wouldn’t notice until you looked closely, it had to be sedated and stitched up.
24.   I would hate to get stuck here ….Stereotypical “Suburbia”
25.   One thing I really want to do before I die is…. Scuba dive in the Galápagos Islands