Lots to think about this week. Following the preliminary review of my placement with VSO, they have been looking for other things for me to do when my colleagues are absent from work or able to get on with things without my help. A placement has come up in Lusaka with an organisation based at the Ministry for Community Development, helping the civil service to set up support for national volunteering across the country. I guess it would be the equivalent to working for Volunteering England.
The job sounds a lot more involved than my current placement, and hopefully would be a better use of the time I have left here. But there's a lot to think about as I'm not sure how I feel about moving to Zambia's bustling capital city. It's been a 4-day weekend here and I went to Lusaka to visit friends. It was lovely to see them, and also to be able to go to the cinema (Toy Story 3, it was excellent!), a couple of nice restaurants, and to go on a second-date with a new potential romantic distraction. But still not sure about how I'd feel about moving (my least favourite thing ever) and starting my life in Zambia all over again....all advice gratefully received!
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As a very general rule of thumb, taking chances is a good thing. If you pretty much know what your next 6 months would be like in Livingstone, and Lusaka is a relative leap into the unknown, then isn't the latter worth a go?
ReplyDeleteIf it feels a genuine 50-50 choice, write down a list of pros for each, and look at which is longer. Your gut reaction to whichever is the on-paper winner usually tells you what you actually want.
But you know my scepticism about advice. xx