[The Fantasist]

I've recently started volunteering in a couple of charity shops in my hometown. I'm new to the area,have spare time on my hands and thought it would be a good way to meet women and have a laugh,as well as giving a little bit back to those who are less fortunate then myself. I'd recommend it to anyone who is new in an area and wants to build a quick mini social circle and also to people who work in jobs without much human contact as it gets you talking throughout the day to customers and allows you to get into a good state easily. It's certainly helped me although alas there are no really hot women working in the places I volunteer.

Anyway I was thinking that volunteering abroad would solve some of the problems of solo travel,which for me at times is the boredom and lack of decent social circle especially in the shit holes I like to visit. Think about it,instead of rolling into town and renting an apartment and wondering around doing day game you could arrive in a town,move into your free home stay with a family giving you not only instant social circle but also practically zero expenses. You then go to your orphanage/kolkhoz/school/hospital etc. in the day where you help out,make friend's with your co-workers,and have a laugh doing something worthwhile with your time as opposed to sitting in bars or watching films on the net until the clubs open. No doubt meals are provided free too.

One of the main benefits is also the total language immersion and through living with a family,the cultural insight you'd get. If you did it for six months it would benefit your game in that country immensely.

I'm investigating how I can do it in some shit hole in Russia,I can't imagine I'll have too much difficulty finding something. The only problem I'm finding in general is that there are companies out there organizing volunteer positions abroad but they are charging you for the privilege such as I to I ( I highly doubt that cash in any way goes to the charity ). It seems business has seen a way to make money out of volunteering but I'd rather avoid that route.

So has anyone done volunteering abroad? What was your experience? How did you go about getting it,just rock up at some school or apply in advance? Anyone done Peace Corps or a Kibbutz?

Break it down.

[EPMD]

I would have thought some of the best voluntary work you could do would be to teach English. You could gather some expats together and get them to commit an hour or two per week, perhaps teach disadvantaged kids.

Visiting Hospitals and Orphanages is also good, you could become the Jimmy Saville of the FSU, hehe only joking

Not sure i'd like to be working in a second hand store dealing with babushkas all day, teaching English has got to be better.

[Partizan]

(10-11-2012 09:43 AM)Vorkuta Wrote:  

I've recently started volunteering in a couple of charity shops in my hometown. I'm new to the area,have spare time on my hands and thought it would be a good way to meet women and have a laugh,as well as giving a little bit back to those who are less fortunate then myself. I'd recommend it to anyone who is new in an area and wants to build a quick mini social circle and also to people who work in jobs without much human contact as it gets you talking throughout the day to customers and allows you to get into a good state easily. It's certainly helped me although alas there are no really hot women working in the places I volunteer.

Anyway I was thinking that volunteering abroad would solve some of the problems of solo travel,which for me at times is the boredom and lack of decent social circle especially in the shit holes I like to visit. Think about it,instead of rolling into town and renting an apartment and wondering around doing day game you could arrive in a town,move into your free home stay with a family giving you not only instant social circle but also practically zero expenses. You then go to your orphanage/kolkhoz/school/hospital etc. in the day where you help out,make friend's with your co-workers,and have a laugh doing something worthwhile with your time as opposed to sitting in bars or watching films on the net until the clubs open. No doubt meals are provided free too.

One of the main benefits is also the total language immersion and through living with a family,the cultural insight you'd get. If you did it for six months it would benefit your game in that country immensely.

I'm investigating how I can do it in some shit hole in Russia,I can't imagine I'll have too much difficulty finding something. The only problem I'm finding in general is that there are companies out there organizing volunteer positions abroad but they are charging you for the privilege such as I to I ( I highly doubt that cash in any way goes to the charity ). It seems business has seen a way to make money out of volunteering but I'd rather avoid that route.

So has anyone done volunteering abroad? What was your experience? How did you go about getting it,just rock up at some school or apply in advance? Anyone done Peace Corps or a Kibbutz?

Break it down.

I dont know about Russia but here in Ireland we have Chernobyl Children's Trust who are based in Belarus. They are looking for volunteers. Great way to put something back into the community as well being a great self confidence boost knowing that you are doing good and worthwhile work.
http://www.chernobylchildrenstrust.ie/what-u-can-do/

Then there is Chernobyl Children International
http://www.chernobyl-international.com/c...copy1.aspx
I have donated to them in the past. They are really good.

[IainMuirs]

There was a thread about this recently. Might be worth having a look for as there was some good information in it.

[presidentcarter]

I don't know if I could handle working with Chernobyl kids to be honest. Heavy stuff.

[The Fantasist]

(10-11-2012 12:38 PM)EPMD Wrote:  

Visiting Hospitals and Orphanages is also good, you could become the Jimmy Saville of the FSU, hehe only joking

Not sure i'd like to be working in a second hand store dealing with babushkas all day, teaching English has got to be better.

Mate that's the misconception I had. Second hand shops are now full of university students looking for kookie second hand clothes and squeezed middle class girls looking for bargains. I've stumbled on a gold mine.

Apparently Jimmy Saville asked for his ashes to be put into an etch a sketch so that kids could still twiddle with his knob.

[Partizan]

About three years ago I met a Belarusian lady who is living in Ireland. She was 26, (a solid 7) and had married a 52 year old bloke. He was in Belarus as a volunteer with one of the charities. I got to know her really well. Blond hair cut short, round face with child bearing hips, lovely arse, shapely legs and big tits. She was an ex cop. She confessed to me one day over coffee that her husband was not up to it in the bedroom department. It was clear she was gagging for it and had i pursued it further, there is no doubt I would have those big tits pistoning up and down in my face. My guilty conscience got the better of me and I did not take it further. Damn I regret it now.

[EPMD]

(10-11-2012 01:17 PM)Vorkuta Wrote:  

(10-11-2012 12:38 PM)EPMD Wrote:  

Visiting Hospitals and Orphanages is also good, you could become the Jimmy Saville of the FSU, hehe only joking

Not sure i'd like to be working in a second hand store dealing with babushkas all day, teaching English has got to be better.

Mate that's the misconception I had. Second hand shops are now full of university students looking for kookie second hand clothes and squeezed middle class girls looking for bargains. I've stumbled on a gold mine.

Apparently Jimmy Saville asked for his ashes to be put into an etch a sketch so that kids could still twiddle with his knob.

It's true, lots of Secondhand shops are popping up around FSU, S/H designer clothes are a better deal than FSU new stuff.

"BREAKING NEWS : More scandal at BBC headquarters as Rod Hull has been charged with fisting a young bird."

[IainMuirs]

The Jimmy Saville stuff is getting crazy, so many women are coming out now to say they were abused by him as a kid. Apparently it was an open secret for years that he liked kids yet no one dared say it in public.

[Dr. Howard]

Do it, especially if you have specialized/professional skills that you can offer the volunteer organization, it gets you automatic status within the organization. I have done it and its led to paid work, paid travel to great places and instant DHV to girls also volunteering or passionate about the same cause you are volunteering for.

Note: You yourself don' have to be passionate about the cause. I do good work for what I'm an expert it, why I'm doing it doesn't matter.

[presidentcarter]

So I got a full de-brief from a friend that just returned from Moldova where he did 26 months in the Peace Corps there. He taught English to highschool kids and did some project management on the side.

I don't have time to write up everything he said, but here are the highlights:

- Thorough training pre-deployment in teaching skills.
- You are assigned to learn a language depending on your region - everyone in Moldova gets either Romanian or Russian (my friend is now fluent in Romanian).
- Very autonomous. There is VERY little contact with the Corps after deployment (once every three months you "check in" with them).
- You are paid a good salary for the area. Enough to cover apartment and all related expenses as well as some to travel with. You are given money for language lessons, but can take at your own discretion and use the money elsewhere if you don't desire to be fully grammatically correct (you will learn fluent conversation skills in your day-to-day work).
- As a teacher, you are looked at VERY highly by the community. You are hot shit.
- As an American, you are looked at as a rock star in the community.
- There are other positions to hold in the Corps such as business development. You may not be as esteemed though since teachers are the shit.
- There are OTHER ways to teach English abroad...many programs.
- You will have flexibility to pursue projects that interest you. Some volunteers do big things...others hardly do shit.
- You are paid $8k lump-sum upon completion.
- You are provided with SOME career placement assistance upon return (mostly mid-level gov't office work...meh).
- You will have people trying to set you up with their relatives.
- Alcohol and smoking are problems in this part of the world. It is non-stop for many.
- Girls in your classes will have on short dresses skirts and high-heels and will use the seduction look on you during class.
- Girls are VERY conservative and despite looking slutty, have little experience.
- If you date a girl, they are expecting marriage to come soon after - it's the tradition. Girls marry here very young.
- People ages 20-40 are hard to come by. When they graduate HS, they move elsewhere seeking work. It is mostly very young and old population.
- It is not frowned upon by the community for a 35-40 year old to date/marry a 18-19 year old student.
- As the American teacher...you will be in the spotlight and will need to use discretion in everything you do.

Can I get a rep point my brothers?

[presidentcarter]

Also, they are no longer taking volunteers for Romania and Bulgaria despite what the website says. Apparently their addition to the EU in 2007 and recent stabilization means that volunteers are needed more elsewhere.

[Xen]

I am thinking of volunteering in a FSU country.
Is there any restriction nationality wise or visa wise ?

[puckerman]

What is an FSU country?

[Thomas the Rhymer]

(07-19-2017 01:36 AM)puckerman Wrote:  

What is an FSU country?

Former Soviet Union country.

[puckerman]

I should have gotten that. Thank you.

I didn't think it had anything to do with Florida State University.