The New Way to work Competition Entry

Hello my dear Friends,
I know, I know, a long time ago.And here I am again, as usual asking something from you :)I am entering a competition of Elance, a freelance-site. You can read all about it if you click on the link in the post you can read while scrolling down. I would love it if all of you could check my entry. Because one of the 'rules' is to let the world know!!
And what other way can I use to let 'the world' know than this site with you as my loyal followers?
The reason why I am entering this contest is of course to try to win this. There is a nice prize involved and with this money won, can you imagine how much 'work' I could do in our Nepal? How many children can we help with this? Not to only put new windows in the school in Chitwan, but maybe to build more closerooms? To help the hospital, to supply the Shining Star Boarding School with teaching materials, and so much more.Of course I will not overload them with everything, but it would make it possible for me to go to Nepal in January 2010 - which now at this moment is absolutely impossible (no money).
For two weeks I have been thinking what to write as an entry, until today I suddenly thought that this way is original, I hope exciting for all of us (because knowing you, you want me to win so I can go back to Nepal AND to stay and live in Elounda!) I can do some things I have not been able to for a long time!!
The post following is the text I wrote as an entry, but hopefully the Elance people will like the way I am bringing this to the attention of all of you!
So, this time instead of your support to raise money I am asking your support to visit and visit and visit this site and the Elance site over and over again, so they can not go around us!
Thank you, dear friends of me and my children! Dhan ya bad!!!

The New Way to Work.

In my case I would prefer to say: The ONLY Way to Work and here you can read why:

I was born and educated in Holland. In 1996 I came to live in Elounda, Crete.
Living on Crete is like living in Paradise.
At least, that is what the 'visitors', the tourists may think.
But, in reality living on this beautiful Island is not as fantastic as it seems.
It is very difficult to make a living. There is only work provided during the Season which is about 5 to 6 months.
Plus being a 'foreigner' (Dutch nationality) makes it complicated to find the job I have studied for: a secretary, administrative support, typist. As long as I do not master the Greek language fluently in speech and writing I will always stay at the end of the line when it comes to applying for a job.

I am still living on Crete, Thanks to the New Way to Work.
Being diagnosed with breast cancer in 2005 (now in complete remission), passing chemo- and radiotherapy, my body is not as strong as my mind anymore. Also not being one of the 'youngsters' anymore, is making the strong competition for jobs very difficult.
With my work as a Freelancer on my laptop at home I can continue my work as a typist in my own time.

Besides that, thanks to the New Way to Work I am also able to continue my volunteering work. In 2005 I visited Nepal for the first time as a volunteer. Whilst in Nepal in 2005 I kept a diary. On my return I was diagnosed with breast cancer, so it was only in 2007 that my diary was made into a book and February 2008 I was able to go back to Nepal. My book follows my day to day experiences during my stay as a volunteer in C.W.A. in Pokhara. It is a heart-warming account of the people I met, the children I helped and the life long friends I made and hope to return to every winter. The children stole my heart AND made me find myself. With my return to Nepal in February 2008 AND February 2009 I am going to rewrite my first book. I will add more general info about Nepal and its people, the way they live, think and interact with others. Nepal: destination or destiny? (tourist or volunteer?) A 'personal' travel guide with fragments of the diary, pictures of nature and people.
During the winter months I travel to Nepal to work with 'my' children. If I was working in an office I would never be able to go to Nepal for such a long time, nor would I have the time and/or the possibility to raise money for 'my' children. While being in Nepal and the children are in school, I am able to continue my work on the computer as a freelancer.

I truly wish that I can continue to use my skills I officially have been trained for and experienced in (secretary), and earn a living with this New Way to Work.

Elance Blog: Contest: What Does “The New Way To Work” Mean To You?

Elance Blog: Contest: What Does “The New Way To Work” Mean To You?

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