Maxime Osmont

► Assistant to the Sports and Logistics Director for 4 events: Le Rallye Aicha des Gazelles, Le Gazelles and Men, Le BAB EL RAID, and Le Trek'In Gazelles.

- Participation in the creation of new agency events (PEP'S, Gazelles Morocco China, and primarily Trek'in Gazelles)

- Various tasks from document writing to on-site event reconnaissance ► Assistant Volunteer Relations Manager

- Creation of volunteer structures for each event

- Recruitment

- Volunteer follow-up throughout the year

- Creation of useful documents ► Navigation Trainer

- Occasionally during training weekends for future participants

- Training in map reading, taking bearings, and plotting waypoints from coordinates. The event agency Maienga trained me through an apprenticeship, providing an excellent work environment, and all collaborators form a very close-knit and supportive team. The agency's events are ISO 14001 certified and each includes a very important solidarity/humanitarian initiative like the Coeur de Gazelles association and its medical caravan. I learned and grew immensely here, while falling in love with Southern Morocco, and I remain available for occasional volunteer missions.

The end point of my year-long road trip was my small hometown near Sancerre (18). I had planned to create a guesthouse in the family home, which was for sale, and find a part-time job to fill my days. I had the opportunity to work at my village's fish farm. It's a job that is both fascinating (going to markets, delivering to restaurants and greengrocers, finding new clients, developing social media) and very difficult (physical work of cleaning tanks, caring for fish of different ages, demanding hours, killing and preparing fish) which fosters respect and admiration.

In order to finance part of a 6-month trip to New Zealand, I worked as a farm worker in an orchard. Primarily for cherry picking. Difficult work but within teams from all walks of life (Japan/Vanuatu/New Zealand/Australia/Germany/France), so an excellent way to broaden horizons while improving English and familiarizing myself with the New Zealand accent (very particular).