grargh. so here's the thing.
i just watched this thing on animal planet about this family which runs a wildlife sanctuary.
they save wild cats and bears.
and i REALLY REALLY REALLY want to volunteer there.
now that i think about it, i haven't even looked up WHERE it is.
but the thing is,
well here's the thing:
It all boils down to one thing… we need dedicated people who really care, and want to help animals - especially these kinds of magnificent creatures!
However, this is not a part time, fun filled, once in a while thing to do. We require our volunteers to commit heart and soul to the Sanctuary, as the animals here need people they can trust and depend on. If you want to come out once in a while, and stay just a few hours - then this isn’t the place for you.
We need people who will make the Sanctuary a true part of their everyday lives. You will need to come a minimum of four days a month - and we expect you to integrate the animals and their welfare into your daily life. You will need to think, talk, and do everything you can to help the animals. And if this is too much to ask of you… then you really need to rethink whether volunteering at a wildlife sanctuary is what you really want to do!
the thing is, i really want to do it.
i want to work there every day.
i want to work for the next month straight.
the next month, the next year, the next lots of time.
every day! building fences and feeding tigers and all kinds of things.
but i can't.
i can't right now because i've got a job and i've got to earn money.
bleh.
and i can't really dedicate myself to it now anyways,
because i'm leaving in a little over a month.
BUT I WANT TO SO BAD.
for the first time, i'm considering taking some time off from school.
maybe just a semester, maybe a full year.
not because i don't know what i want to do, but because i so want to do this.
and then two years in the peace corps after i finish my undergrad.
yes. yes yes yes yes yes yes yes yes!!!
maybe i'll only do one semester so i can make it up with like one summer of school.
because i want to graduate with my class, in june of 2010.
god, that's so soon...
combine those years of service with my year of study abroad in paris..
/sigh.
is it hard to see why i'm so excited for life?
it's in colorado, by the way.
they save wild cats and bears.
and i REALLY REALLY REALLY want to volunteer there.
now that i think about it, i haven't even looked up WHERE it is.
but the thing is,
well here's the thing:
It all boils down to one thing… we need dedicated people who really care, and want to help animals - especially these kinds of magnificent creatures!
However, this is not a part time, fun filled, once in a while thing to do. We require our volunteers to commit heart and soul to the Sanctuary, as the animals here need people they can trust and depend on. If you want to come out once in a while, and stay just a few hours - then this isn’t the place for you.
We need people who will make the Sanctuary a true part of their everyday lives. You will need to come a minimum of four days a month - and we expect you to integrate the animals and their welfare into your daily life. You will need to think, talk, and do everything you can to help the animals. And if this is too much to ask of you… then you really need to rethink whether volunteering at a wildlife sanctuary is what you really want to do!
the thing is, i really want to do it.
i want to work there every day.
i want to work for the next month straight.
the next month, the next year, the next lots of time.
every day! building fences and feeding tigers and all kinds of things.
but i can't.
i can't right now because i've got a job and i've got to earn money.
bleh.
and i can't really dedicate myself to it now anyways,
because i'm leaving in a little over a month.
BUT I WANT TO SO BAD.
for the first time, i'm considering taking some time off from school.
maybe just a semester, maybe a full year.
not because i don't know what i want to do, but because i so want to do this.
and then two years in the peace corps after i finish my undergrad.
yes. yes yes yes yes yes yes yes yes!!!
maybe i'll only do one semester so i can make it up with like one summer of school.
because i want to graduate with my class, in june of 2010.
god, that's so soon...
combine those years of service with my year of study abroad in paris..
/sigh.
is it hard to see why i'm so excited for life?
it's in colorado, by the way.