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In two days I move to Odos 1878 and I don’t believe a street name has ever presented me with such a linguistic challenge as this.
Pippa
Oct 302 min read
Slowing down and trusting the process
I liken the past month to a big jigsaw puzzle. So many pieces, and you want them all to fit together perfectly...
Pippa
Oct 173 min read
The little things
Three weeks ago, I landed in Vienna en route to Heraklion, Crete with two suitcases of clothes and a headful of questions. Mostly, I kept...
Pippa
Oct 64 min read
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
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