From the monthly archives: June 2011
Last night at around 9PM I had an unexpected Skype call with a potential teen volunteer from Venezuela, who wants to take gap year after high school. I had emailed with her and her friend several times this year, so it was nice to connect with a voice. We talked almost an hour, with her mom [...]
I had a wonderful conversation a couple days ago with a parent whose teen son flies to Nepal soon for a volunteer program. We talked for an hour, having a great conversation that ended with her telling me she felt even better about the trip. I don’t consider myself a talker, but when it comes [...]
I had a great meeting last night here in Philadelphia with two friends who are strongly considering volunteering in Nepal this fall with Cosmic Volunteers. They learned about Cosmic Volunteers from a brother of one of the friends. He is a former volunteer of mine who went to Kenya in 2010. To my pleasant surprise, [...]
From: audrey vowles <audrey.elaine@hotmail.com> Date: Fri, Jun 10, 2011 at 10:43 AM Subject: To: info@cosmicvolunteers.org I have tried everywhere and thought i would contact you and perhaps you could pass it on. My husband Steve Wayne has been in ghana since dec 3 and everytime he starts to come home everthinghappens to him. He was in [...]
This week I got a call from a Vietnam veteran who is interested in returning to Vietnam next year to teach English to kids. I’ve had a handful of similar clients over the years who have done just that. Of course I can’t even pretend to know the mix of emotions involved, as their past [...]
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