http://digitalartscorps.org/taxonomy/term/474/0 en http://digitalartscorps.org/node/407 <p>My name is Karl Hedstrom and I&#39;ve been working with <a href="http://www.nten.org">NTEN</a> (Nonprofit Technology Network) in San Francisco since Ocotober.  I just missed the previous PSO in September so am just now finally getting properly oriented as a CTC VISTA..</p> <p>Before joining NTEN and the CTC VISTA Project, I served for 27 months in Niger, West Africa as a <a href="http://www.peacecorps.gov">Peace Corps Volunteer</a>.  My focus there was on community development, but I also delved into several other fields including AIDS awareness, environmental education and small income generation.  This experience allowed me to see first hand the huge impact of technology in the development industry.</p> <p>I graduated from <a href="http://www.pomona.edu">Pomona College</a> in 2002 with a BA in Physics, and while this was of little use during my time in Niger, the technical skills I picked up nicely complement my development experience as I transition into my role here at NTEN.</p> <p>Outside of work I&#39;m a big outdoors enthusiast and often follow the &quot;spur-of-the-moment weekend trip&quot; model to fulfill that need.</p> http://digitalartscorps.org/node/407#comments ctc vista Karl pso Thu, 18 Jan 2007 22:10:00 +0000 Karl Hedstrom 407 at http://digitalartscorps.org http://digitalartscorps.org/node/401 <p>I'm at PSO and we're leaning how to Blog!  It's very exciting.  However, it's not as excitting as the prospect of candlepin bowling ... which is apparently our outing tonight.  I'm not sure what exaclty <a href="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Candlepin_bowling">Candlepin Bowling</a> is, but if you follow that link you can learn more ... that's where I'm going right now!</p> http://digitalartscorps.org/node/401#comments blog Candlepin Bowling Karl pso VISTA Thu, 18 Jan 2007 21:39:09 +0000 Karl Hedstrom 401 at http://digitalartscorps.org