[in my opinion...] Adventures in Volunteer Teaching
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Michael
Jul 5, 2011, 12:37:01 PM7/5/11
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To help me with my Peace Corps application I've been advised by my recruiter that I should try to get at least 30 hours of experience teaching ESL. In San Francisco that shouldn't be too hard... we are a city of immigrants, aren't we?
It turns out the hardest part is not finding volunteer opportunities; it is narrowing them down. Using the web site Serve.gov I came up with a list as long as both arms. Fortunately, both of the first two places I emailed got back to me immediately and I set up an interview last week with Arriba Juntos, as I mentioned in a previous post. The interview was very short and I was asked to come back a couple of days later and meet their primary tutor, who was also very helpful.
Long story short is that I start tutoring tomorrow, Wednesday, with a class. I'm nervous and excited and hope I don't screw it up.
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Posted By Michael to in my opinion... at 7/05/2011 09:37:00 AM
It turns out the hardest part is not finding volunteer opportunities; it is narrowing them down. Using the web site Serve.gov I came up with a list as long as both arms. Fortunately, both of the first two places I emailed got back to me immediately and I set up an interview last week with Arriba Juntos, as I mentioned in a previous post. The interview was very short and I was asked to come back a couple of days later and meet their primary tutor, who was also very helpful.
Long story short is that I start tutoring tomorrow, Wednesday, with a class. I'm nervous and excited and hope I don't screw it up.
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Posted By Michael to in my opinion... at 7/05/2011 09:37:00 AM
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