Gyertek bulizni június 26-án a Margit szigetre, a Chachachába és adományozzatok pár forintot a perui gyerekeknek !
Thursday, June 25, 2009
Incawasi buli a Chachachaban
Gyertek bulizni június 26-án a Margit szigetre, a Chachachába és adományozzatok pár forintot a perui gyerekeknek !
Fairmail video
Íme egy video a Fairmail (fotós) projektről, az Otra Cosa egyik érdekes projektjéről. Willem a lakótársam volt egy pár hétig.
Friday, April 24, 2009
Famous
És íme, az egyik gyümölcse az önkéntes munkámnak: az EY úgy döntött, hogy megjelenteti a regionális hírlevelében az élményeimet. Sajnos ugyan az utazgatásról nem lehetett mesélnem, de azért így is szuper lett, és már kaptam is emaileket külföldi kollégáktól, akik érdeklődnek az Otra Cosa iránt! íme a cikk:
Volunteer Laura uses EY skills to broaden horizons for Peruvian children
Laura Konig wanted to use the skills she had gained to help make a positive difference to people's lives. However, when she found herself 11,000km from home, teaching a class of eager children in Peru, she realized that she was learning too.
"I love travelling and my work in Business Development has taken me to different parts of the world, including a secondment in Prague – but I'd never visited South America before,” says the Budapest-based senior project coordinator.
"Volunteering seemed the perfect way to use my experience to help others. My manager was supportive, helping me arrange time off via a combination of paid and unpaid leave.”
Laura worked with a volunteering agency called Otra Cosa for three months, spending six weeks teaching English to under-privileged children in Huanchaco on the northern coast and the remaining time helping the agency itself.
Rewarding experience
"Part of my experiences at EY involved working on the Assessment of Service Quality (ASQ) program,” she says. "I used this experience to help reshape the agency's project evaluation processes, as well as set up databases and a newsletter for former volunteers – all of which I found very rewarding.”
While teaching, Laura was struck by the children's energy and cheerfulness. "Learning English not only awakens their interest in new cultures and the wider world, but also helps improve their confidence and provides an opportunity to reduce disadvantage in later life,” she says.
Learning new skills
"All the children came from low-income families and I was humbled by their enthusiasm for learning.”
Immersing herself in local culture, Laura soon found her own language skills improving. "I spoke only basic Spanish when I arrived, but – encouraged by the people I met – I soon picked up the local dialect,” she says.
"Now I’m home, I feel better-able to communicate effectively with people, and cope with change and new challenges. These are things I can now apply in my role at EY.”
Volunteer Laura uses EY skills to broaden horizons for Peruvian children
Laura Konig wanted to use the skills she had gained to help make a positive difference to people's lives. However, when she found herself 11,000km from home, teaching a class of eager children in Peru, she realized that she was learning too.
"I love travelling and my work in Business Development has taken me to different parts of the world, including a secondment in Prague – but I'd never visited South America before,” says the Budapest-based senior project coordinator.
"Volunteering seemed the perfect way to use my experience to help others. My manager was supportive, helping me arrange time off via a combination of paid and unpaid leave.”
Laura worked with a volunteering agency called Otra Cosa for three months, spending six weeks teaching English to under-privileged children in Huanchaco on the northern coast and the remaining time helping the agency itself.
Rewarding experience
"Part of my experiences at EY involved working on the Assessment of Service Quality (ASQ) program,” she says. "I used this experience to help reshape the agency's project evaluation processes, as well as set up databases and a newsletter for former volunteers – all of which I found very rewarding.”
While teaching, Laura was struck by the children's energy and cheerfulness. "Learning English not only awakens their interest in new cultures and the wider world, but also helps improve their confidence and provides an opportunity to reduce disadvantage in later life,” she says.
Learning new skills
"All the children came from low-income families and I was humbled by their enthusiasm for learning.”
Immersing herself in local culture, Laura soon found her own language skills improving. "I spoke only basic Spanish when I arrived, but – encouraged by the people I met – I soon picked up the local dialect,” she says.
"Now I’m home, I feel better-able to communicate effectively with people, and cope with change and new challenges. These are things I can now apply in my role at EY.”
Wednesday, January 7, 2009
Luxus
Tegnap Cody emilje juttatta eszembe, hogy elfelejtettem írni azokról a "luxus" dolgokról, amik hazaérkezésem után milyen jól estek. Íme hát egy pár, amiket ő gyűjtött össze:
flushing toilet paper is alright - wc papírt a wc-be dobni és lehúzni nem gond
pricetags are handy - az árukon vannak árcimkék és nem kell mindennek megkérdezni az árát
road rules apply - az utakon betartják (itt nálunk csak nagyjából) a kresz szabályait
having more than 75 liters of stuff can be nice - több, mint 75 liternyi (=hátizsákunk mérete) ruhából válogathatunk
i have more than a 5 shirt rotation - több, mint 5 pólóból áll a ruhatárunk
i dont have to fear for my life due to electrifying myself in the shower - nem kell az életünkért aggódni, hogy megráz az áram, amikor zuhanyozunk
my bed fits - elférünk az ágyban
flushing toilet paper is alright - wc papírt a wc-be dobni és lehúzni nem gond
pricetags are handy - az árukon vannak árcimkék és nem kell mindennek megkérdezni az árát
road rules apply - az utakon betartják (itt nálunk csak nagyjából) a kresz szabályait
having more than 75 liters of stuff can be nice - több, mint 75 liternyi (=hátizsákunk mérete) ruhából válogathatunk
i have more than a 5 shirt rotation - több, mint 5 pólóból áll a ruhatárunk
i dont have to fear for my life due to electrifying myself in the shower - nem kell az életünkért aggódni, hogy megráz az áram, amikor zuhanyozunk
my bed fits - elférünk az ágyban
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