This year, we gathered the incoming crop of Long-term volunteers (they’ll head out in January 2011 for either 6 months or a year) for a weekend of training on a beautiful lake in New Hampshire. We had a great time getting to know them, and engaging in lots of fun activities.
This week we heard from Ben, who’s in Nepal on a Long-term Quest; and from Michelle, who just returned from a four-week Quest to Cambodia. Both have been working in orphanages and maintaining lively blogs. Great reading, touching stories.
I cannot say enough good things about my experience in Ghana with United Planet. I loved working with UP because of their emphasis on cross-cultural understanding.
“During my time in Ghana I helped run a day camp for school kids, taught English in a Junior Secondary School, helped rebuild a school library, and trained a soccer team. “
These are some of Jamie Attard’s photos from Uganda. See the post below for more information on Jamie’s time there.
I couldn’t have thought of a more fitting end for that game, or a better account of my experience here in Uganda. An experience where I feel I have made headway (scored goals) and encountered frustrations (conceded goals), with the understanding that I have at least helped to shape the game, and possibly created the environment necessary for that winning goal to be finally scored (delivering permanent and significant change).
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