In other news

In other news next Friday will be my first day volunteering with the Oregon Environmental Council. One of the things I hoped to do by going part-time was gaining first hand experience in environmental health. Over the past year I have found that environmental health is the direction I want my career to go in. I applied for a handful of jobs in the area but with no direct environmental experience and the job market being so competitive I didn't stand a chance. Best way to get my hands dirty in environmental health is to volunteer. I will start with 4hrs a week and add time if needed or desired. The Oregon Environmental Council has three main focuses, stop global warming, healthy kids, and clean water. I will be working on the healthy kids campaign that wishes to make the environment safer for kids. They work with childcare, schools, parents, health professionals and the legislators to bring about change. I am nervous, I don't want to disappoint them and I want to be useful. I am excited to be involved with OEC they have been around for 40 years. If you would like to learn more about OEC and what they do please visit www.oeconlie.org