Role Ideas....

Well, everyone, Sunday it was a nice warm 73 degrees with an ever so slight breeze. I was in a tshirt and sandals.....today it is 30 degrees and snowing (we are supposed to get a half foot by tomorrow). I am wearing sweatpants, long sleeve shirt, and a coat--a coat inside.

Anyway, the 4 things I would most like to do if I am accepted to Peace Corps would be one of the following:

• TEFL Education--Teach conversational English, English as a foreign language, or content-based English in middle and high schools.
• Youth Outreach--Volunteers work with at-risk youth ages 10 to 25, helping communities develop programs to assist young people
• Health Education--Volunteers teach public health in classrooms and model methodologies and subjects for primary and secondary school teachers.
• HIV/AIDS--HIV/AIDS Volunteers provide hope and meaningful assistance to people affected by HIV/AIDS.

The nice thing about TEFL and Health is that I can take it upon myself to create some type of youth program, so technically, I can still do that as a side thing (that fucker outside just parked way too close to my car--I'm at Starbucks). Though I'm not sure how much I have going for any of those. I'm a history major! Though I am signed up for the CPR/First Aid/Bloodborn Pathogens class at the Red Cross and plan on volunteering at either the Red Cross or AIDS Foundation when I finish that, and am currently taking an online TEFL certificate course. I tried to look for somewhere to volunteer with youth or tutoring, but all the places require a one year commitment which I'm not certain I can give--I hope to keep this ball rolling and leave this fall or winter--I know it's a long shot.

Anyway, I was thinking about what I would take with me to help with those positions:

• colored pencils and crayons
• On Writing Well and Elements of Style, two grammar books
• some type of flash cards or signs about words, health, etc
• possibly a "student" health kit--one that can be used to show things
• world map, country map
• baby doll for playing booboo with? haha

I dunno, when I was thinking about it, it definitely seemed like more, but I guess this early in the process those ideas are pretty good. I'm sure I'll have more once I get invited and have a real assignment :-D Hah, I haven't even interviewed.