Friday, December 30, 2011
Grand Canyon National Park round 2
Arches National Park
Sunday, December 4, 2011
Final Days of Fundraising
Thursday, December 1, 2011
Fundraising for Teaching in Bhutan
In February of 2012 I will be beginning a year-long contract as a
volunteer teacher in Bhutan with the Bhutan Canada Foundation! I am
very excited about this opportunity. I am writing to those who may be
willing to financially support the work I will be doing. The
Foundation sends teachers to Bhutan in order to support a developing
democracy and to help build a stable and strong education system.
The need for teachers in Bhutan is very real. Since the 1960s, when
Bhutan first established its system of modern education, the country
has been steadily increasing the quality of and accessibility to
education. However, with these improvements comes a whole new set of
challenges to the Bhutanese education system.
The provision of free education to all Bhutanese youth means that many
schools experience overcrowding, with more than 40 students per class.
The Minister of Education in Bhutan estimates that the country
currently faces a shortage of 1,000 teachers, primarily in rural
areas.
The Bhutanese government has set a target teacher-student ration of no
more then 40 students per class. They have asked the Bhutan Canada
Foundation for assistance in reaching this goal, by providing up to
100 Canadian, American, and other native English speaking teachers to
teach in the country.
Not only is it my intention as a teacher to improve literacy and
encourage learning, I also look forward to working diligently with a
team that is able to give hundreds of Bhutanese youth the opportunity
to obtain an education that might otherwise be unattainable. It is my
hope that together we will be able to have an impact not only on
education in one rural community, but on the transformation of the
education system of an entire country!
I greatly appreciate whatever support you are willing to offer me in
this endeavor! Donations are tax-deductible, and need to be received
by the first week of December. Cheques can be made out to "The Center
for Cultural Interchange" and should note my unique BCF ID number,
which is 31206. The Center for Cultural Interchange will send you a
tax receipt. You can send them to me at,
Sarah Carlin
7803 Cocobay Ct.
Naples, FL 34108
If you would like to learn more about the Bhutan Canada Foundation,
and the work I will be doing while I am in Bhutan, their website is
www.bhutancanada.org and facebook page is
www.facebook.com/teachinbhutan
experiences in Bhutan on my blog,
sarahstravelsandadventures.
WIth much gratitude and sincerity,
Sarah Carlin
Tuesday, November 15, 2011
My Life in Transit
Sunday, October 9, 2011
Bison!
Monday, September 26, 2011
Endurance: An Epic of Polar Adventure
This is my favorite one.
Tuesday, August 2, 2011
Cake Dumplings!
Thursday, July 28, 2011
The Crafty Penguin: The Basic Cake Pop (Plus Other Tips)
Tuesday, July 19, 2011
Anemone Geyser
Friday, July 8, 2011
Glacier National Park
Wednesday, June 22, 2011
Grand Teton National Park
Upper Geyser Basin
Monday, June 6, 2011
Mammoth Hot Springs
The Mammoth Hot Springs are different then most of the other geysers, fumaroles, and hot springs in the park. They look a lot different (the main mineral in them is limestone which is unique) and they are all on top of each other, which is why its referred to as the Mammoth Terrace Hot Springs.
The water movement through the springs are constantly changing as well (quicker and more dynamic changes then take place with the other geothermal features in the rest of the park.
Thursday, May 19, 2011
B Bar Ranch
It’s been a fun job so far, and I am really enjoying the variety of the work and the small community environment. The ranch is a little over an hour from Bozeman so we have been able to go there to do most shopping, and the go to the park and hike on days off. Overall, it’s a very rural location, in Tom Miner Basin, surrounded by mountains which is, needless to say, absolutely gorgeous.
Monday, May 2, 2011
Grand Canyon!
In February, Ashley and I went to the Grand Canyon. This was very exciting for us, because we had wanted to go there very badly for about a year and a half now, and were thrilled to actually be seeing it for the first time. I also had an extra level of excitement, because my roommate (and wonderful friend) in Antarctica, Gracie, had been to the Grand Canyon many times and had told me how wonderful it was.