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About me:: I live and work in Worcester, MA. I love to travel, and discovered volunteer travel in 2004, when I went to Guatemala City with CSS. I was hooked, and in 2005 went to Ayacucho, Peru. Then I took a couple of years off, and now I'm really excited to be going to Karanga, Tanzania in October 08!

Region/s of Interest: Guatemala (Guatemala City), Peru (Ayacucho), Tanzania (Kilimanjaro)

Volunteer Interests:: Caring for Infants & Children, Working toward Women's Empowerment, Sharing Professional Skills/Experience

School or University Attended:: Bates College (BA, 1979) and Simmons College (MLS, 2002)

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At 5:19pm on November 30, 2008, Olivia said…: you sure did meet me! glad you had a great time! I loved it there so much:) How were my babies? I miss them sooooo much!

At 8:36pm on November 24, 2008, Trista Wilson said…: I think you're right...back to Tanzania would be great. The first weekend in Dec. huh? I would love to see you guys. My mom has an art opening that Friday in Brattleboro. I wonder if there is some way I could make it there and then see you guys. Probably not because I have to work Fri. but I'll let you know if I think of some crazy plan!

At 10:09am on November 22, 2008, Trista Wilson said…: Great photos! How about CCS Thiland 2010?!

At 6:45pm on November 18, 2008, Jacci Schlegel said…: would love to talk to you about my 1st trip to peru 2/09

At 11:17pm on September 26, 2008, Alissa Python said…: Hi Janice,

I absolutely loved Kilimahewa. While there are a lot of children, I usually had around 20 in my class, and they spoke very little (almost no) English you are able to get more than you would think accomplished. I will admit that it seemed overwhelming at first but I just took a step back one afternoon afterwards and came up with a game plan for my time plan, which I found to be very helpful. I found making worksheets for what you're trying to teach to be useful and allow you to spend time with each child individually. I would also have them come up to the board and do fun arts and crafts with them. It's also fun getting time to play with the kids from the different classes during their lunch time. One thing I can say is that you will pick up on Swahili very quickly =) I also found it helpful to ask about different phrases during Swahili lessons that I needed to use, that way you learn and get to use it so the kids pay attention to you =) Let me know if you have any questions, you can e-mail me at ajpython@gwu.edu, and I'm SO jealous, I wish I could be heading back there!!!

At 5:52pm on September 26, 2008, carleen kunkel said…: Hi Janice,

You will be challenged, but, as an experienced volunteer, it won't be beyond your ability. I'd love to talk to you to tell you what I did the two times I was there. If you want to give me a call this weekend I'll be around most of the time - or you can leave your number and I'll call you back. I'm in CT. 203 268-8751

At 2:40pm on August 2, 2008, jillian said…: I am getting really excited too! I am pretty nervous about it as well. It seems like there is still a lot left to do before I go and not that much time to do it in. I am glad that I am meeting some people (even if just online) before I go though. That is helping the nervousness some.

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