And the Future Looks Bright

Yesterday, we on the Travel Team had a group meeting with our amazing CEO, Shital Chauhan. We discussed the progress of our team, and the expectations laid for us.

Shital is wonderful in that she is focused, driven, and completely down to earth. She balances the arts of being a boss, team player, and friend beautifully. I truly respect her, and, on the same note, love the roles all the staff here fill. I feel very fortunate to be working with this organization.

The amazing thing about this meeting was everything I hoped for myself for this year was confirmed to be a hope of the organization as well. They want me to explore my options within the organization and get more involved. They want me to grow. They desire to know my goals, and help me plan ahead in order the achieve everything I can - without spreading myself too thin, of course.

Global Brigades has always been wonderful about the growth of its employees. Last year, I was highly considered as a Regional Coordinator, helping manage clubs for the Western United States. Because I expressed my interest in living in-country they discussed with me the option of becoming a Fellow, helping organize several group in the North West, working under the Regional Coordinator. This position had many more opportunities and projects that would allow me more opportunities to work in Honduras the following year (which it DID!).

As the meeting drew to a close, Shital mentioned how she believes it to be of great value for Emily and I to enroll with a Spanish tutor. A lot of our staff is Honduran, and knowing the language will be an invaluable resource simply because we are living in Central America. I was ecstatic to hear this news; Shital was reading my mind. It seems our goals, ideas, and expectations are very similar, and I simply could not be more thrilled. =)