The city and beyond Get ready to go bananas. Would I ever have thought that there would be a bigger twist in the story? Absolutely not, but always delighted by and spiced with the surprises in my life. March turned out to be a rollercoaster after all. Except for the ambulance siren sound at least 5 times a day, the sound of silence around the world … Continue reading Internship in the eyes of a pandemic beholder
The city and beyond Two months in D.C. got me thinking that this capital city is very much like the capital of my home country, Ankara, Turkey. The flow of cars, people dressed up in formal wear going to work and leaving work around the same time, monuments and memorials, many government buildings, and offices have evoked the memories of my monotonous year in Ankara. … Continue reading Internship in the eyes of a Washingtonian
The city and beyond My second time in D.C. takes me back to the time when I first visited the city precisely ten years ago. The time when the weather was cold but my heart as immensely warm. I feel like the city hasn’t changed at all. Maybe, because the museums stayed in the same places? Voila! After the three-hour ride, I had my tourist … Continue reading Internship in the eyes of a tourist
Fall 2019 was the perfect time for a Tunisian to intern in Washington D.C.: September 15 was the first round of our presidential election, October 6 was the parliamentary election and October 13 was the second round of the presidential election. It was an extremely busy political schedule for the country and for myself since I decided to volunteer in observing these elections. The election … Continue reading Networking and International Development
Whenever my supervisor and I would casually talk about the “NGCN program”, she would tell me that I was meant to be among the team who implements it. In fact, I was planning to do a summer internship before a change of plans. Little did I know at the time that another change of plans was also taking place at World Learning where the launch … Continue reading A Pilot Virtual Exchange Program
After spending almost two years in Philadelphia, the nation’s first capital, time has come for me to move to the actual capital city of the United States: Washington D.C. The day I was leaving Philly, I had mixed feelings: Undoubtedly, I was excited about the new adventure, all the opportunities that lie ahead. Yet, I did feel a bit emotional seeing the center city’s iconic … Continue reading Off to another Capital City
My internship placement process turned out to be unexpectedly chaotic. I opted to take my remaining two classes over the summer and complete the internship in the Fall. Originally, I was supposed to be placed with an organization in Italy. Unfortunately, that plan didn’t come to fruition due to some unexpected issues between my graduate program and the hosting organization. I want to say that … Continue reading Déjà vu?
(Dated 7th September 2019) Reflecting on the first day of my internship, I remember feeling butterflies in my stomach and a sense of anxiety and nervousness as I did not know what to expect, what kind of opportunities I would come across, and what kind of relationships I would establish. Will I be able to make the most of the resources and limited time I … Continue reading The end or the beginning?
(Dated 2nd August 2019)My typical day starts at 7:15 am. I get ready for work, grab a banana and head out from home at 8:30 am. My commute to work is roughly about 50 minutes. I live in Springfield, Virginia and take the orange line from the nearest metro station, which is a 20 minutes-drive from where I live (shout-out to Pukar for driving 40 … Continue reading More than half way through
(Dated 28th June 2019) Hi! My name is Shristi and I am interning at the World Bank Headquarters in DC this summer as an Impact Evaluation (IE) intern. I will be working on evaluating the impact of potentially three education related projects that are in Cambodia, Mongolia and Guyana with the Development Economics Research Group (DECRG). As someone who is enthusiastic about learning how to … Continue reading Two weeks in: The World Bank
The International Educational Development Program 