Welcome again. I'm so excited to have you all on board. I'm hoping we can use this blog in the next few months both to handle some of logistics we'll have to handle as well as to get to know each other a little bit before we meet in Budapest. I welcome you all to make posts about whatever you want-to solicit packing advice, to coordinate travel plans for after the program, to share strategies for how to quell your parents anxieties. If we find we enjoy this blog, we might even continue using it throughout the summer to keep each other and our families up to date on our abroad experiences.
To break this blog in, here's what I think we should do. Rather than introduce ourselves on the blog, lets introduce each other. I have paired you all off with another C/R volunteer. In the next week or so, set up a time to chat with your partner. After your chat, you can each write a post introducing that person. Here's what you'll want to investigate.
- The basics-Name, school, major, hometown, etc.
- Why did you partner decide to do this program?
- What is your partner most excited about and worried about with regards to the program?
- Of the village-stay, camp, and youth center options, how would your partner prefer to spend each session? (I will be using your answers here to place you. Know that we won't be able to meet everyone's wishes.)
I acknowledge that this activity is a bit childish and corny in design, but I see it as a useful way of doing introductions. Just be appreciative that I'm not including any "If you could have dinner with anyone dead or alive, who would it be?" questions. I will email you all your pairings now. Stay excited!
