We had a mentor training where we learned about the process of mentoring high school seniors on their culminating projects that are required by the state. Good info and seems it would be applicable in a lot of other situation. Great networking too. I really feel I'm coming into my own, getting more comfortable in my own skin, in a professional sense.... makes me feel pretty good. I look at the other two Americorps volunteers struggling in different ways, or just being less interested in all that is going on and all the opportunities and networking this position is opening up.
I'm so freaking excited about this project I'm going to help mentor with. A guy with the WA Dept of Fish and Wildlife is and expert in facilitating eco/ agro/ nature tourism..(something I have a big interest in...esp in the developing world context)...and so I'm going to work with him and the whole framework is set up for us to facilitate learning and growth on the part of the kids through interaction with experts...so the great thing is I get to learn it all too. That is what i love about this job. That in the process of teaching kids, I'm learning a shit load about not only the natural resource issues, but also about the dynamics of working with kids and a variety of other audiences, the kinds of positions and professional interaction styles...how organizations work together, rely on each other...the work flow. This is such a dynamic position with several partnerships and responsibilities to each of them. Its really exciting to me, although sometimes overwhelming.
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