Hi Andrew:
Adventure, I hope that you enjoy the experience, bravo for accepting
something outside of most peoples comfort zones.
Gord
----- Original Message -----
From: "Andrew Dacey" <frugal@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxx>
To: "Olympus List" <olympus@xxxxxxxxxx>
Sent: Tuesday, June 15, 2004 11:23 PM
Subject: [OM] [OT] Big move for me
> Sorry about the OT but I wanted to share a big move for me with the
> list.
>
> Early in May I left my job in technical support because I was just so
> fed up with the work environment. Since then I've been unemployed and
> focusing on 2 continuing ed courses I'm taking (Advanced Photo and
> Advanced Photoshop). Having the extra time to get into the darkroom is
> really helpful and I think my printing is improving a lot (not to
> mention getting into printing on fibre paper).
>
> The big change for me though is that last week I was offered a position
> with CUSO which will station me in Laos for 4-6 months. CUSO is
> Canadian international development organisation (http://www.cuso.org).
> My position is part of their "Netcorps" programme which sends youths to
> work on IT projects in various developing countries. It's essentially a
> volunteer position with CUSO providing a cost of living stipend.
>
> I'm pretty excited to have the opportunity to experience anther culture
> like this and to also have a job which is within my skill sets but that
> I feel is more meaningful/rewarding work. At the same time, this came
> up pretty suddenly and somewhat unexpectedly so it's a bit of a shock.
>
> The current anticipated start time would be for late September but I
> gather that's during the raining season so this may get changed.
>
> So I'm a bit excited and apprehensive at the same time but I think it's
> a really interesting opportunity.
>
> [OM content], being gone for 4-6 months I definitely plan on taking a
> kit. Especially when I consider the potential for travel once my work
> is completed. There are some other gear related concerns that I may
> have to post about in the future.
>
> Andrew "Frugal" Dacey
> frugal@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxx
> http://www.tildefrugal.net/
>
>
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