I always feel a pang of jealously hearing of this kind of venture. Last
time was when my uncle (in his late 60s, announced he was going with
the VSO (Voluntary Service Overseas). It's got to be good - enjoy it
and take some pictures.
James
On 16 Jun 2004, at 06:23, Andrew Dacey wrote:
> Sorry about the OT but I wanted to share a big move for me with the
> list.
>
> Early in May I left my job in technical support because I was just so
> fed up with the work environment. Since then I've been unemployed and
> focusing on 2 continuing ed courses I'm taking (Advanced Photo and
> Advanced Photoshop). Having the extra time to get into the darkroom is
> really helpful and I think my printing is improving a lot (not to
> mention getting into printing on fibre paper).
>
> The big change for me though is that last week I was offered a position
> with CUSO which will station me in Laos for 4-6 months. CUSO is
> Canadian international development organisation (http://www.cuso.org).
> My position is part of their "Netcorps" programme which sends youths to
> work on IT projects in various developing countries. It's essentially a
> volunteer position with CUSO providing a cost of living stipend.
>
> I'm pretty excited to have the opportunity to experience anther culture
> like this and to also have a job which is within my skill sets but that
> I feel is more meaningful/rewarding work. At the same time, this came
> up pretty suddenly and somewhat unexpectedly so it's a bit of a shock.
>
> The current anticipated start time would be for late September but I
> gather that's during the raining season so this may get changed.
>
> So I'm a bit excited and apprehensive at the same time but I think it's
> a really interesting opportunity.
>
> [OM content], being gone for 4-6 months I definitely plan on taking a
> kit. Especially when I consider the potential for travel once my work
> is completed. There are some other gear related concerns that I may
> have to post about in the future.
>
> Andrew "Frugal" Dacey
> frugal@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxx
> http://www.tildefrugal.net/
>
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