Okay... so a few extra days

Well I was supposed to leave March 11th, but there's so much left to do on the thesis that I decided to push my leave date back a month. I'm applying to present my thesis at two conferences and publish in a peer-reviewed journal, so hopefully I'll be accepted. In the meantime, I decided I wanted to do some volunteer work in Cambodia and looked at idealist.org, which is an organization posting volunteer positions all over the world. One of them, posted by the Harpswell Foundation, sounded really interesting. The description is below. I applied on Wednesday and received a call on Friday from the founder inviting me to interview via Skype on Sunday. We had a great conversation and today (Monday) he called me and invited me to join them for 2-3 months this fall. I will start September 1st. For more information on the Harpswell Foundation, go to http://www.harpswellfoundation.org/.

I'm very excited about what this organization is doing and I look forward to contributing to it!

Leadership Residencies

In May 2007, we instituted a leadership residency. This position is awarded to non-Cambodian young women in their mid twenties and older who have had broad international and cultural experiences that they can share with our students. The "leadership residents" should be strong women who can serve as role models. They will typically come and live in the Leadership Center for periods ranging from one to three months, engaging the students in some project. Opportunities exist for teaching English, teaching other special skills, giving leadership seminars, organizing conferences and programs, helping develop our library, and helping to form contacts with other organizations in and outside Cambodia that might provide jobs and other opportunities for our students. Leadership Residents play a major role in helping to shape our students, who in turn will shape their country. Women interested in a leadership residency should contact our foundation.