February 20, 2006
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Young boy Joschka ( 19 ) is working in community of farm in here’scountry area now..to ‚†eed a cow and milking everyday in cold weather in mountain… He haven’t ever experienced these job before as he lived Weimar in Germany..after graduate high school, he choosed to volunteer instead of serve in the army for nine month duty.. his classmates were all refused serve in the army except one person.. I read this story in newspaper and have wonder how do student who enter college..only this duty is working of after highschool person or all ? Anyway, it seems rear as him who go to outside of country for work, and come to here from far a way..this farm of Asian school is gethering from around thirteen country , he is speaking with many foreign country menbers intime of peeling onion or to do so…he found this nine month volunteer from temporary organization of refusal
military service..and he said, ” I want to be teacher of histry whenafter return back to my home town and teach my experience to student..”…he seems got deep impact at war museum in germany when visited at postwar 60th ceremony last spring as he was still in highschool…
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Comments (4)
It seems like he is getting some valuable life experience instead of war experience. He also seems to be getting some direction for his life. I think this voluntary service instead of military service is a good idea for some people.
Yes, three was the brother’s marriage story.
Love that picture of the cows…what a story…so sweet…and thank you for thinking of tynee..she is a lovely lady..I am worried about her….glad you liked the lighthouse….and you are so welcome for the comments..good to see you..have a wonderful day…love, Lee
When I was younger I wanted to work with the PEACE Corps. My father absolutely did not want me to do so. He did tell me of another place I could work VISTA (Volunteers In Service To America). Basically they do a lot of the same type work only with VISTA I would be staying in the United States. As it happened I did nether. I married at 17 and lost my husband in the service, married again at 19 and bought a house, had two kids, two dogs, two cars…the usual standard for someone that didn’t attend college for very long. Doing volunteer work is an education in itself, much more than you can every learn in a classroom. Looking back, I think that is the one choice I might have made differently. But I was blessed later in life with doing work with the Boy Scouts of America working with inner city children, followed by Mission Arlington where again I worked with more children. I hope that in some way doing those things made up for not committing to two years abroad. I am proud of your young man. By actually being there and doing that he will have enriched his teaching abilities ten fold. ~ mom