Talents verses Interests

Now, are talents and interests the same thing? Hmm, I
don't think so. For example, I am interested in foreign films, books, little children, latin american art, linguistics, language acquisition, basketball, and belly dancing!!!! Now, am I talented or gifted in these areas? Maybe to some degree, but hey, I'm no Vince Carter! But I would sure like to meet him! (well, that's another story now isn't it?) I will just leave him to lets say, yet another interest...

Well, I must say I am quite a talented person. My talents really focus in the area of people and relationships, gosh, I think I could have been another Freud in another life! Or yet, another Martha Stewart, I'm pretty good at entertaining, making flower arrangements and baking delicious monster cookies! I happen to think children are the best thing in the world!!! Which is why I think I'm a good teacher. I'm definitely the Karen Kane of the salsa world, but you know, I really don't want to boast.

The pieces of the puzzle in which I seem to cover at TIG are Researching and importing resources and information in the TIG database.

I am working like a mad woman organizing, facilitating, planning future workshops here in Toronto. This also includes marketing and advertising for the workshops, answering questions, updating rsvp lists, room bookings, shopping, preparations,pre-meetings with facilitators, modifying workshop kit, follow up feedback meetings, ymca reports, hmm, I am sure I am probably forgetting something. Exciting new! One of the schools in Toronto asked us to facilitate a workshop! Soo, more planning...

Projects that I am currentlsy working on;
Fashion Show Fundraiser
Workshops-Cultural Barriers,Stopping Racism, YMCA house
Toronto Volunteer Program
Translation

March-I definitly want to get the Toronto Volunteer Program rolling! Plus, my own personal workshop,'Cultural Barriers'.

I am really enjoying getting these workshops under way!
I look forward establishing a volunteer program. What I am thinking is having a feature on our site that members in the gta can join in on a currently running volunteer progect in the community. These projects can be anything from giving out food to homeless people or cleaning up the park. So, what do you think of this idea? Any feedback is much appreciated!

We had our first Toronto team meeting, which was an idea party at my place. Now comes the challenge of coming up with more interesting meeting to engage members!

I must say, I really enjoy working with quite the dynamic team!