Greetings from Beijing! After spending some lovely days here, I can’t wait to talk about my work experience as an intern at education sector, UNESCO Beijing office. Colleagues here are very enthusiastic and diversified in background. There are a number of interns at my age in the office and most of us were assigned to sit together at the one side of the office, which … Continue reading First impression of internship in Beijing office
Sadly, my amazing time at UNESCO Bangkok has come to an end, and as I reflected on my experiences, there are just so many wonderful moments, professionally, socially, and culturally to write about for my last blog. Continuing from my second blog, on July 11 and 12, I assisted my team, Non-Formal Education and Literacy, on a two-day workshop to launch an online course on lifelong … Continue reading Amazing Memories in Thailand
I don’t know any other way to write about this than to be transparent. I am writing this from Philadelphia, not New Delhi. I expressed my discontent for enduring weeks without work or pleasantries to my supervisor at Sesame Workshop India. I told her I felt neither needed nor wanted – she responded by telling me it was my fault because I was not motivated. … Continue reading Sesame Street: Road Closure
***all photos with other people are posted with consent and the purpose was also explained to them*** On the third day of my field visit, the main objective was to observe the implementation Room to Read’s Girls’ Education Program, specifically, observe a life skills session. I did not pilot any assessment tool but I had the opportunity to conduct another focus group and interview a … Continue reading Beyond Data 2 – Lessons Learned from the Girls’ Education Program Field Visit
***all photos with other people are posted with consent and the purpose was also explained to them*** Hi, folks! Here’s my long overdue blog post about my Chhattisgarh field visit experience. Just a quick refresher, the objectives of my field visit were: to pilot three instruments I have developed to observe the implementation of Room to Read’s Literacy Program and Girls’ Education Program to interview … Continue reading Beyond Data 1 – Lessons Learned from the Literacy Program Field Visit
At the halfway mark and there’s so much to say but also not much to say at all. Sesame Workshop has given us basically no work. Our on-going petitions for work have been met with empty promises and trite excuses since really before we even arrived to the office. It all finally made sense a few days ago. The education/research/content teams had been dissolved and … Continue reading A Whole New World
I can’t believe it’s already half way through my internship with UNESCO Bangkok. What did I actually do this past month? Currently, I am still working on the same three projects that mentioned in my first post. The first project is researching for non-formal education materials (curriculum, textbooks, or teacher’s guides, and policies among others) for a colleague to support Myanmar’s Department of Alternative Education. … Continue reading Mid-Summer in Bangkok
Tomorrow, I leave for my field visit in Chhattisgarh. The past few weeks have been all about preparing for this field visit. But, of course, before I talk about work, let me talk about my experiences outside of work. Two weeks ago, my workmates brought me to Akshardham temple (do a quick Google search of the temple!). It is a huge Hindu temple, which is … Continue reading Chhattisgarh, I am ready for you!
So I will have you know that it is very interesting to be mistaken for a local in a place that is very unfamiliar to you. It is even more interesting to be in a country that shares the same name as you. Yet, I love it. It has been a dream of mine to travel to India one day, and I am still wrapping … Continue reading नमस्ते- Namaste! Hello from India!
Hi, everyone! I’m Ian from the Philippines and I am currently doing my internship with Room to Read in India. I am working with the Research, Monitoring, and Evaluation team. I am spending 6 weeks with the India Country Office (INCO) and 5 weeks with the Global Office (GO). My experience of New Delhi reminds me so much of home. There are a lot of … Continue reading Incredible India!
The International Educational Development Program 