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IMPORTANT PLEASE READ: Before deciding on visiting Currumbin and "holding" a koala, I did my research. We decided on visiting Currumbin because we believe in what they are doing to rescue and save injured wildlife. We even visited the hospital they have there and witnessed an operation on an injured Lorikeet. At the sanctuary, I spoke with the lady who you ll see in the video about the koalas personality and how they respond to being held. This lady works day in an out with these rescued koalas and knows them very well. The lady assured me that the koala I would get to hold (who s name is Emily) was born and raised at the sanctuary and has interacted with humans her entire life. You should have seen the love the lady and Emily shared. Those two were nearly inseparable, kissing each other and resting their heads on one another. It may look like I m holding Emily, but in fact I m standing very still with my hands in a certain position, letting Emily hang on and interact with me rather than the other way around. At one point she starred me in the face and pressed her nose on mine. I just about died. I felt good about the experience and that Emily looked and felt quite content, curious even! I wouldn t however have done this just anywhere, and I sure would never hold a wild koala. The reason why I m telling you all of this is because I care and love all animals and never want to promote their exploitation but rather conservation. Please before you decide to interact with any animals in any country, do your research beforehand. Subscribe and click the bell to enable notifications for my new videos: http://bit.ly/1258Cu2 A special thanks to Hostelworld and Gold Coast Tourism for hosting this trip. Check out Hostelworld when planning your next trip: http://bit.ly/2iz6eHi ↠ DJI Phantom 4 - http://bit.ly/DJIPhantom4Drone ↠ Sony A7SII - http://amzn.to/2nZogEg ↠ Sony RX100 5 - http://amzn.to/2nd7moa ↠ Sony HD Camcorder - http://amzn.to/P943IS ↠ Rhode VideoMic Pro Compact http://bit.ly/CameraRhodeMic ↠ GoPro Hero 4 http://bit.ly/SilverGoProHero4 ↠ Final Cut Pro ☾☼☮ OTHER PLACES TO FIND ME ☮☼☽ ↠ Blog - http://www.hopscotchtheglobe.com ↠ Instagram - https://instagram.com/hopscotchtheglobe ↠ Snapchat - itskristensarah ↠ Twitter - http://www.twitter.com/htglobe ↠ Facebook - http://www.facebook.com/hopscotchtheg... ◅ ▻ CONTACT ◅ ▻ ↠ Business: hopscotchtheglobe@gmail.com ↠ Acting & Hosting Agent: connect@riverlighttalent.com ↠ Questions: http://www.twitter.com/htglobe ✉ SEND ME MAIL ✉ Kristen Sarah Jacobson PO BOX. 30007 150 Main Street. Grimsby, Ontario, Canada L3M 1P0 ✺⟡ WHERE YOU CAN FIND SIYA ⟡✺ ↠ Youtube: http://www.youtube.com/siyazarrabi ↠ Instagram: http://www.instagram.com/siyazarrabi ↠ Snapchat - SiyaZarrabi ↠ Twitter: http://www.twitter.com/siyazarrabi ✈ Want to travel the world and make kick ass travel videos? Check out the course Hey Nadine, Nomadic Matt and I created just for you: http://bit.ly/MakeKickAssTravelVideos ♫ Music ♪ https://player.epidemicsound.com/ Praashekh Borkar feat. Sanshi - Abyss (The Esarod Project) https://soundcloud.com/didgeridoobreath https://youtu.be/NDuJ8uCVdGk https://soundcloud.com/dj4kat-instrumentals/nefertiti-riddim