So, I have some VERY exciting news!! I'm almost bursting, so I will just explain it all right here:
I am going with International Language Programs (ILP) to Mexico
for four months during the summer of 2013!!!
Why am I going to Mexico?
1. To teach English with International Language
Programs (ILP), a 501 (C)(3) Charitable Organization dedicated to opening doors
for children of the world through the teaching of English. I will be preparing
lesson plans and teaching in local schools, and living with a host family.
2. To serve. I feel that I feel that I can really make a
difference in the lives of these Mexican kids. English is the “Universal Language” of
business, politics, technology and science.
3. To appreciate. I want to be able to learn
about, be immersed in, and appreciate a new culture, a new language, and new
place.
4. To improve both my life, and the lives of the
kids. I believe that opportunity will allow me to grow tremendously: both
emotionally and spiritually, and will permit me to improve the quality of the
lives of the children I will serve.
5. Because God wants me to. I have prayed and
fasted a great deal about this, and feel that this is the right thing to do at
this point in my life. I want to be obedient, and to learn the lessons that God
would have me learn in México.
Wait, what does this have to do with art??
Well, whatever I sell on the Etsy shop, or gain from having works commissioned, will go toward the "Mexico Fund". This fund will help me cover the $2,520 participation fee (because many of the children who participate in the program come from lower-middle class families, ILP teachers must pay their own expenses), passport and travel costs, school supplies, etc.
I am also taking donations.
If this is a cause that you would be interested in donating to, please contact me via email: nikl.lodi@gmail.com or by phone (801) 336-0466, or check out our Etsy shop.
ANY amount is needed, wanted, and VERY much appreciated!
Let me be your hands in giving the kids in Tehuacan, Mexico the tremendous opportunity to learn English.
