Thursday, September 13, 2007

An introduction to those of you who do not know me and for some of you that do!

I recently graduated from Ithaca College and am about to begin my Peace Corps training and service as a Small Enterprise Development volunteer in Ghana! I am going to be a Business Advisor working with Ecotourism (hopefully), which is great for me because I obtained my degree in Organizational Communication, Learning and Design (now CMD) and studied Environmental Studies and some Ecotourism while in school at Ithaca College and through a School for International Training program in Australia.

I have wanted to join the Peace Corps since I was in high school and always dreamed of being the type of person that could be accepting, flexible, and determined enough to handle Peace Corps service. Well, here I go – we’ll see how I do. I joined the Peace Corps for various reasons, two of the most important being: to help those who are in need of and want help, and to take advantage of an opportunity to live in a different culture and see the world from another perspective. On top of that are bonuses like traveling around the area that I will be stationed in, breaking stereotypes about Americans, and meeting other people who have the same ideals and interests as me.

Please feel free to write to me because I would love to hear from those that I know and love and also new friends visiting my blog!

2 comments:

Susan Cutugno said...

Good luck Leanne - we admire what you are doing. We always have been impressed with you. I'm looking forward to being in correspondence with you and my class.

rj rowland said...

Hey Leanne,

Hope you have a safe and enjoyable trip. I look forward to your future posts!

RJ