Adieu to a journey of two years…
Reflecting on the UPenn-IEDP-UNESCO journey 2018-2019. Continue reading Adieu to a journey of two years…
Category: Europe
November Blessings
My previous blogs for September and October, which detailed my arrival in Paris and my trainee-ship at UNESCO, were quite verbose. I have, therefore, decided for this third post to be a picture blog in chronological order. Side note: while we were still studying at Penn in Philadelphia, we would try and come up with instagram and twitter hashtags for IEDP (International Educational Development Program), … Continue reading November Blessings
Half-way through: Global Education Policy Trainee at UNESCO, Paris
Parisian life of a Saudi-born Pakistani-Canadian IEDPer from Philly working at UNESCO. Continue reading Half-way through: Global Education Policy Trainee at UNESCO, Paris
Present and Possible Futures, a Parisian outlook
Right before departing for my internship, I had a sudden realization of how Bilbo Baggins felt- wanting to sip tea and have second breakfasts at home but eventually being swept off to the grandest, most unwarranted, rewarding and life-altering adventure of his life. Okay, I did exaggerate here. Truth be told, I had found so much comfort and ease in Canada in the month of … Continue reading Present and Possible Futures, a Parisian outlook
Hello from the other side
By the time you read my last post now, after 87 days in Hamburg and 22 hours in the air and airports, I have concluded with my internship and returned home (with all pieces of luggages) in Shanghai. Pondering on the fact that I probably just left the schedule of least number of hours committed per weekday (interns were required to be in the office … Continue reading Hello from the other side
Kommt sofort
It will be fine. It happened before and I made through it. This time I will survive, too. If this is what happens when moving to a new country, I’ll just take it. Remember last time it happened in 2010 you were so scared but you didn’t want to show so you hid in the bathroom and cried without a sound for 10 minutes with … Continue reading Kommt sofort
Wrapping up life in Hamburg
Last internship update from Hamburg! I just can’t believe the summer is almost over, and it’s time to go back to Philadelphia. Yesterday was the last day at work and it still doesn’t feel real. August was super short to me because it was mostly consisted of vacation days. One of the good things about the institute where I work is that it allows interns … Continue reading Wrapping up life in Hamburg
Humans of the OECD
While I love sharing my experience here at the OECD, I understand that each intern who comes here experiences things a bit differently. You’ll work on different projects, with different people, and on different teams. In order to give you a more comprehensive taste of intern experience here, I collected some data (woohoo!!!). I asked a few other interns from across the OECD to weigh … Continue reading Humans of the OECD
Projects & Platforms & Programmes, Oh my!
Hallo! As promised, I wanted to provide a snapshot of the projects I’ve been working on this summer!* *Note: We are trying to spread awareness about our projects and platforms in order to engage as many people as possible. For this reason, I’m openly sharing what we’ve been up to! Other organizations may have different policies about this. Something to keep in mind if you … Continue reading Projects & Platforms & Programmes, Oh my!
Adieu Paris!
Thankfully, le ville chaleur has cooled down really quickly, and the temperature was very soon reinstated. As with any other experiences, last weeks of the internship were times of pressure and rush. But in very positive manner! I felt pressured to explore the city as much as possible to make sure I’m not missing out on cool experiences that Paris can provide. And therefore, I … Continue reading Adieu Paris!
The International Educational Development Program 