I'm not quite sure how this happened, but I have managed to find myself a volunteer position as online editor of I Love Chile News, Chile's only English language media group.
It all came about when I was looking through an ex-pat forum and stumbled upon a post about volunteer opportunities. I'd been thinking of volunteering as an English teacher, but found a short note from the editor of I Love Chile News stating they were always on the lookout for writers.
Well, writing is what I do, so I made an enquiry, which led to a meeting with the editor yesterday afternoon. Amazingly, he said he was looking for a website content manager and was this something I'd be interested in? (I'm sure any SUSTAiN folks reading this will be laughing by now).
So here I am, thousands of miles away from home and all of a sudden in charge of a major media channel. I had never thought this would be possible as it just hadn't occurred to me there would be opportunities in my line of work in English.
So keep an eye on: www.ilovechile.cl.
Wow, that's great news. It looks like the I Love Chile News website is built with WordPress too, it's a home away from home.
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