Hey all, I know its been awhile and thanks to the persistant urging of Eamonn and Stuart I am finally writing an entry! Por fin! Since I returned from Santiago in April I have been back and forth between Montana and Southern California, helping my parents to move things to their new vacation home in Montana. More recently, for the past three weeks we've been constructing a wrap around deck (about 800 square feet) with just myself, my mom and dad as the construction "crew". Needless to say, it was a very long three weeks. On top of that my dog Eowyn ran away for two days! Thankfully, we saw her about 1/4 mile away from the house the 3rd day and I ran over and grabbed her before she could take off again. Fun times. Pics of the deck coming soon!
Now that I am back in SoCal, I am looking for jobs in earnest! I had a wonderful experience working for VEGlobal in Chile and I really would like to translate that into a research/writing job for a non-profit somewhere (US or abroad). So recently I have applied for jobs like Researcher for the Sierra Club and a Development Assistant for the Rainforest Alliance. I am hoping though that maybe you guys can help too! Do any of you have experience with working for non-profits and have any tips or connections that would be useful in my job hunt? Do you know of any useful online job sites? Do you know anyone that could help me out or point me in the right direction? I would really appreciate any sort of help!!! Send me an email at marionjgee@yahoo.com.
Other than that I am still working for VEGlobal as their newsletter editor and sometimes I write for their website and/or promotional material. Check out this link http://voluntariosesperanza.org/newsletter/july_07/newsjuly07.html to see the most recent newsletter I wrote, edited and assembled. I am also trying to knit scarves (and maybe hats and mittens) for all the girls and tias at the hogar I worked at. So far I have made 3 scarves and Jodi and Tryste have contributed two each. I probably won't be able to get them done for the girls until next winter because I want to send all the scarves at one time. If you would like to make a scarf/hat/mittens for the girls, send me an email! The girls will really appreciate it since the winters in Santiago can get very cold and the shelter has no heating and a pretty open floor plan that doesn't trap the heat very well. Lets call it the Knit Chile Project!
I hope you are well! Sorry for the long lapse in entries and I will promise to try to keep it more up to date!
