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Getting my elbows up
We needed entertainers, speakers, a sound systme and an emcee. A venue, a permit and insurance. Did we have to provide washrooms?
Pippa
Apr 93 min read
Let the Games begin...again
As I check in at my Volunteer Centre I'm also greeting the familiar faces of co-volunteers I got to know during round one...
Pippa
Sep 9, 20247 min read
The Chicken or the Egg?
When we volunteer who are we serving? The clients or the organization? Who got there first?
Pippa
Aug 26, 20243 min read
The Waiting Game
As I gradually learnt, however, the nature of the OFA role is precisely one of waiting...
Pippa
Aug 14, 20244 min read
If this is Summer 2024 it must be Paris 2024
I've picked up my accreditation and my 16 pieces of uniform.
Pippa
Aug 12, 20245 min read
BLAST FROM THE PAST
Yesterday in my beginners' classroom, we listened to a song I first heard 43 years ago...
Pippa
Mar 28, 20242 min read
FINDING THE SILVER LINING
Saying goodbye has a silver lining too.
Pippa
Mar 26, 20242 min read
Athens on the cheap
Here are some inexpensive sight-seeing activities if you are planning a trip to Athens.
Pippa
Mar 16, 20244 min read
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