A perfect example of the ‘what-on-earth-am-doing’ feeling…

Yesterday I was asked to attend Friends of Youth Action’s AGM, as I will be working closely with them in the year ahead and they were voting in their new committee. When I arrived I was told that I would be giving a speech on how I can help FOYA in the year ahead. With no prior warning and having only read about FOYA 2 days before, I hurriedly tried to come up with something, Whilst trying to do so, I was told that the Annual Report I was given to read through on Friday is due on Tuesday and I would need to have edited all 36 pages by then ,along with writing a summary of YOAC’s achievements in 2008. How on earth can I write that for them when I’ve only worked there for 6 days!

I managed to wing my way through the speech with as much Nepali as I could muster, and it seemed to do the trick. After the meeting I breathed a sigh of relief, and tried to scurry away to reclaim the last few hours of my weekend. No such luck, I was asked to attend the new committee’s first meeting where together we would draw up an action plan for the year ahead. Bonkers. I feel like I’m just winging it at the minute. Nearly cracked on the way home, just felt so exhausted having had no time to catch my breath over the weekend. I feel like I am constantly being put on the spot in work and being asked to do too much too soon. On the opposite side though, I should be grateful I am being given the opportunity to get so involved. The more challenges I overcome the easier things will get. I remind them that I am only contracted to work 5-days a week, and also that my job role is not to do their jobs for them but to act as an advisor. I will ask VSO to clarify both these things with them, if not I fear I will go doolally!

Apologies for the above rant! Just to reassure you that things on the whole are going well, I have been made to feel very welcome by everyone I have met so far and am feeling positive to have been placed with such a proactive group of people.

Hope things are a going well at home. Wrap up warm! H x