Thursday, July 15, 2010

A little catch up

So a little update on what's been going on in my life (in bulletpoints because it's a lot easier):
  • Vail 2010! WHOOP WHOOP! The best weekend of my life. Vail happens every year from July 1-4 and consists of partying, hanging out with friends, playing a sport and mingling with the opposite sex. It's great and this year was no exception. 
  • I'm still seeing the guy, though it's very relaxed and we only see each other once a week.
  • Work is work. I still love it but I'm very divided over whether to stay or not because I'm not sure I'll be hired. Ever. 
Now onto bigger and better things!
  • I'm part of CISV. CISV is an international peace education organization started in the United States in the 1950s. The idea behind the organization is to foster international friendships so that you wouldn't go to war against a friend. There are hundreds of chapters around the world. Children as young as 11 can go to village. Interchanges, or two week home exchanges, are offered for 14 and 15-year-old teenagers. Then there are a variety of leadership training sessions available for 16, 17 and 18-year-olds. Finally, there is a program for adults. It's called International People's Project (IPP). Our IPP is unique and the first of its kind. So I have 15 international guests in town for two and half weeks. Those international guests are from Germany, the Netherlands, Spain, Egypt, Sweden, USA and the Philippines. We are collaborating with Denver businesses to work on three distinct projects for the Denver Indian Center (DIC), a non-profit community center that supports job readiness, work programs and children programs. The participants and business will work together on three distinct projects: preparing the Montessori school, for one week and once the participants leave then the businesses will sustain the work at the DIC. Well that's the idea at least, hopefully it works out that way. It would be ideal. 
I'll tell you more later.  But look up CISV at www.cisv.org. It's awesome.