BRAVO! Man, I wish you were in Pittsburgh! Isn't this something.... a young man willing to work and learn....wow... Good for you, I hope someone will take you up on your offer.....
I was doing weekends at partsource just for fun but found I wasn't learning a lot (besides that winnipeggers are cheap buggers). I work M-F as well as being in university so I really only have free time on weekends, and why not put it to good use?
I can tell you this, if I came into a large sum of money I'd apprentice as a mechanic, then body work, then spend my spare time buying and restoring all the quirky cars I've always wanted.