Tabby's Hope vs. SKIP (Supporting Kids in Peru)

So Ive told pretty much everyone that I had planned to volunteer for Tabby's Hope... well in the last couple weeks i was in the states, i hadnt heard from them so I went ahead and applied for Supporting Kids in Peru (links to both are on the left).. though i told them that my first commitment is for Tabby and if that shouldnt work out I would like to work for them... totally last minute...

------warning digression here-------- so apparently i had applied for SKIP last year in october some time.. i totally dont remember, but they had accepted me.. i was pretty sure i kept all my emails from different organizations and didnt see an acceptance letter from them, and dont remember applying.. but oh well..
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SKIP emailed me back saying that they knew about me from 1. applying before and 2. TAbby informed them about me because they work together often ......and..........

it turns out that Tabby's Hope is (temporarily??) shut down... and therefore i'll be soley working for SKIP... so there are pluses and minuses to this.. more pluses of course... the only minus was that SKIP was a bit more of a volunteer fee.. and since i'm income-less that's an issue

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people keep asking.. so how much are you getting paid... i'm not getting paid.. and in fact i pay a volunteer fee, which goes towards funding the program, room/board, and one meal. i guess what people dont realize is how poor the economy is here (thus why i am volunteering here) and they have NO money to pay people for these services... so i am not being paid.. i dont have income... but ive saved up money over the years and this is what im investing money into...
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SKIP seems to have been around for a while.. i like what they provide for their volunteers (wireless internet!!! i'll be able to skype on my computer!!), and they do the same thing that TAbbys hope does, so i'll be doing what i want to (which by the way if you want to know.. look at the social work section of their website linked at the left of this page)... Ive been fortunate to have been temporarily sponsered for some of the cost.. so it although it is slightly more to volunteer for SKIP, it wont break the bank...

So.. by the way... not to scare anyone (especially my mom.. "dont worry!! i'll be safe!!).. but apparently there are parts of el porvenir that police dont even go to.. we were asking the driver how much it costs for a ride from where i am now to el porvenir and he said.. "well to the front part of el porvenir its 8 soles, but i dont go beyond that" (all in spanish of course) "está roja!" they get international volunteers all the time, so i doubt they're putting us anywhere dangerous... and its just like LA right? ... its not like im from some small town.. i have some street smarts =)

i'll know more about where im staying next wk...