One thing I really appreciate about the citizens of Buenos Aires is that they are very friendly and are always willing to help a confused looking gringo. Thank God, because I took the wrong bus to my first day of work and was very, very lost. So yes you were right, I eventually [...][...]
Posts Tagged ‘journalism’
El Sol de San Telmo
Today was the official start of my volunteer work and I must admit I am pretty excited about it. About three weeks ago, Amauta language school gave me a choice of about 30 volunteer programs I could get involved with. The one that popped out to me was interning for a community-run newspaper [...][...]
Living Poor on the Rich Coast…and Loving It!
My shirts drip with sweat at the end of every class. It seems ridiculous: Yeah, it’s hot here in Puerto Jimenez, Costa Rica, but I teach English, not pilates. Teaching, however, has turned out to be one of the hardest things I’ve ever done. A given night might see me miming falling down[...]
Life After Volunteering
A year of volunteering is a way to get away from the strains of everyday life, as well as a chance to think about more what you actually want to do. The way I looked at it before heading off for teaching English in Ecuador was, at the very least it would give me more [...][...]
