Hello! I’m Amy and I’m spending this summer in Gulu, Uganda. I’m interning with an organization that currently focuses their education development work on accelerated primary education for out of school children in several districts in Northern Uganda. I have never worked or traveled at all in Uganda or East Africa, so I have a lot to learn! As of today I’ve been in Gulu … Continue reading Greetings from Gulu!
Greetings from Kampala! I am in Uganda this summer, doing my internship with an international organization. Uganda is not very close to the U.S. (obviously!). I left Philly for the JFK airport at 5:30 AM and flew to Doha. After a one-hour quick break in the Middle East, I took another flight to Entebbe, Uganda. It took almost 20 hours, but in fact, I did … Continue reading Settling in Kampala, Uganda
My first blog from New Delhi, India is coming to you hot of the presses, and I cannot emphasize “hot” enough. As I sit in my Airbnb drinking a Red Bull that would could easily pass for “cold” in most contexts but here is barely room temperature, it is 40C which is 108/”are you kidding me?!” in Fahrenheit. The sensory experiences of Delhi ebb and … Continue reading Namaste
After 25 hours of flying and transferring, I finally arrived in Bangkok, exhausting but exciting. It was Friday’s midnight. I got in a taxi and on my way to my Airbnb, hopeful for a nice rest. However, when I arrived at the Airbnb, everyone was already sleep and the host did not live in the building. The taxi driver called the host many times, but … Continue reading The summer begins in Bangkok!
The first week working at the OECD has been a whirlwind! For the first week, I had an hour commute to the office from my Airbnb. It meant waking up early but it also meant that I was able to finish Amy Poehler’s Yes, Please audiobook in a few days. When I arrived at the OECD, I was introduced to my team and put right … Continue reading Je ne parle pas français
Oui, une semaine passée à Paris. It’s hard to believe! Mostly because for me, the transition from finishing spring semester in Philly to starting my summer internship was very quick, it feels like I was working on final papers only a few days ago (which is kind of true) but I have already worked at my internship site for a full week. And at the … Continue reading Incroyable – Seulement Une Semaine à Paris?
Soon it is already the last month of my internship at UNESCO Beijing office. I still remember that before I start the internship, I felt that 3 months would be enough for me to get a sense of international organizations, but now I really fell in love with this office and the work I do, and it is truly hard to say goodbye. Let me … Continue reading The Climax
As my time as an intern comes to a close (along with my time as a graduate student– eep!), it has come time for me to offer my final reflections about the internship. Frankly, kids, it was a really good experience for me! But I have a sneaky feeling that no other IEDP student will ever want this exact internship, because most people come to … Continue reading Claire’s tips for remote interning/working
For this past semester, I have had the pleasure of continuing my internship with Save the Children’s education research department. One of the highlights of this was my September visit to Save’s Washington DC office. During this visit, I met with members of the education research team that I had met during a call early in my internship when I visited the director of the … Continue reading An update on my time with Save the Children
As it is approaching the end of the year, everyone becomes busier. There are a bunch of on-going projects that needed to be reflected on, and making plans for the future steps. In the education sector, our schedule is packed with conferences and speeches in and out of China. I escorted my supervisor, who is the education programme specialist, Robert Parua to attend two on-site … Continue reading Halfway Melody
The International Educational Development Program 