Showing posts with label Interviews. Show all posts
Showing posts with label Interviews. Show all posts
Monday, August 15, 2016
Wednesday, August 05, 2015
Excerpts from an Interview of GAP Years Abroad for New Book by Andrea Wien
ON LEARNING:
Carlton Rounds is an academic administration veteran the current Director of Campus Engagement at Cross Cultural Solutions (CCS), a non-profit organization that connects volunteers with people in need around the world. He says the benefits Mindy is referring to come from stepping outside of your comfort zone, making mistakes and learning from those around you. At CCS, Gappers volunteer alongside people of varying ages who come from different backgrounds, which can be a rich opportunity for young people who haven’t yet ventured outside their peer circles.
He tells the story of a time when he was 39-years-old and shared an experience with an 18-year-old who was volunteering at a special education center:
“At dinner, we would talk about our volunteer work days, and this younger guy was a street artist, so he loved to just sit and sketch. Then, one day he said, ‘I don't know what to do about this issue that’s happening on-site at my placement.’ ”
I said, ‘Ok, we'll make a deal. I'll teach you some special education techniques if you'll give your personal time to bring art to people on my placement.’ I could never have replicated his skills, as I have no artistic talent. One of the big, important outcomes for him was that he asked for help from an adult in exchange for his own mature talents. I think that's a huge lesson in reciprocity.”
Carlton Rounds is an academic administration veteran the current Director of Campus Engagement at Cross Cultural Solutions (CCS), a non-profit organization that connects volunteers with people in need around the world. He says the benefits Mindy is referring to come from stepping outside of your comfort zone, making mistakes and learning from those around you. At CCS, Gappers volunteer alongside people of varying ages who come from different backgrounds, which can be a rich opportunity for young people who haven’t yet ventured outside their peer circles.
He tells the story of a time when he was 39-years-old and shared an experience with an 18-year-old who was volunteering at a special education center:
“At dinner, we would talk about our volunteer work days, and this younger guy was a street artist, so he loved to just sit and sketch. Then, one day he said, ‘I don't know what to do about this issue that’s happening on-site at my placement.’ ”
I said, ‘Ok, we'll make a deal. I'll teach you some special education techniques if you'll give your personal time to bring art to people on my placement.’ I could never have replicated his skills, as I have no artistic talent. One of the big, important outcomes for him was that he asked for help from an adult in exchange for his own mature talents. I think that's a huge lesson in reciprocity.”
Tuesday, December 09, 2014
Carlton and Jim Interviewed on Portland's KBOO Radio for LetsKickAss - Portland
Carlton Rounds and Jim Clay will tell us about Let's Kick
ASS (AIDS Survivor Syndrome) Portland. "We are the Portland Metro Chapter
of a national grassroots movement of HIV/AIDS long-term survivors, positive and
negative, men and women, honoring the unique and profound experience of living
through the AIDS epidemic. We’re dedicated to reclaiming our lives, ending
isolation, and envisioning a future we never dreamed of.
Monday, December 08, 2014
Tuesday, December 02, 2014
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