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December 16, 2005
Bwa-ha-ha
I was just looking at volunteer opportunities at the very fun VFP website:
VFP is a Vermont non-profit (501 (c) (3) membership corporation which has been coordinating International Voluntary Service since 1982. We do not have any religious or political affiliation. VFP is an Executive Committee member of the Coordinating Committee for International Voluntary Service (CCIVS) at UNESCO and works in cooperation with Service Civil International (SCI), the Alliance of European Voluntary Service Organizations, and International Youth Action for Peace (YAP).
Anyway, I was searching for all MTV (medium term volunteer programs, for 3-6 months) programs in 2006. So far, there are 21 programs to choose from--but many more will be added in the next few weeks. But I digress. I was scanning the column that lists the countries. I'm not really interested in going to Asia (the language is too hard to learn), nor am I particularly interested in going to Europe (if you're going to volunteer, make it somewhere exotic). So I'm quickly discarding the options (Japan, South Korea, England) when I come to a country I've never hear of: Usa. Is it a small island in the Caribbean? The south pacific? Visions of white beaches and blue waters dance before my eyes. I must learn more!
No, no. Upon further inspection, the project is in Arizona, Usa, which probably does not meet my "exotic" requirements.
