So, where does an International Educational Development intern go for his global internship; Washington DC, obviously. The seat of the US government, the city with crazy traffic and an even crazier assortment of non-profits. But my non-profit (not that I own it or anything) is particularly special. It is called ‘World Learning’ and amongst its many contributions to the world is its summer homestay study … Continue reading A capital internship
I have been in Johannesburg for almost eight weeks. In the past few weeks, I have done a lot of works and traveling. The life in Johannesburg is not so fun especially during the weekdays but I am getting better to enjoy the time here. I am so glad that my internship is going well and learning a lot about development work and myself during … Continue reading Not Ideal but Reality
The title pretty much sums it up. The past month at work has been a whirlwind of trainings, workshops, and conferences, and it will only continue – it is looking like it will be a marathon through the last few weeks of my time here! Although exhausting, the uptick in events that my organization has been hosting has been a great learning opportunity, and a … Continue reading A Whirlwind of Workshops
I have seen so much of South Africa, learned so much about the South African education system, and met some incredible people over the last 10 weeks, and I cannot believe that it is suddenly coming to an end. I head back to the States on Monday, but I will forever hold these memories and the things that I have learned here close to my … Continue reading The Finale
Internship highlights: Over the past few weeks, I have had the opportunity to be more involved in the ECD project I talked about in my last post. As I mentioned earlier, I was in the Limpopo province for a week, during which my time was split between doing work in the satellite office there and visiting schools with trainers to provide school-based support to Grade … Continue reading ECD Project & Elephant Sightings
My final week at JET Education Services (JET) was a sprint to the finish line. I began the week right where I started my internship, at the Johannesburg office. After eight weeks away in the Cape Town office it was nice to see Joburg based co-workers in person, but I didn’t have much time to catch up. Instead I was busy helping to put the … Continue reading The Final Sprint
Chalo! I hear this phrase thrown around almost daily in conversation here and I love it for both its simplicity as well as its flexibility in meaning. Most often it’s used to mean “let’s go,” as in “let’s go for a walk. Chalo!” You could also use it to express relief at having finally finished a task, like “chalo yeah, it’s finally done.” It slips … Continue reading To the Field, Chalo!
I got to wear my teacher hat this past week of my internship. Well, sort of. I was scheduled to do a skill share regarding life skills in Cambodia, where i would present the research I had been doing for the last two months, along with my recommendations for the pilot project and the framework. I thought a few of my colleagues from the program … Continue reading Teacher hat, elections and more
10 weeks down; 2 to go – and I still feel like I’m just getting started. I’m finally making a life here in Beirut, but I leave so soon, and I am pretty bummed. So here’s a bit of a glimpse into the life I’m creating here. _____________________ I started Arabic classes a few weeks ago; and though I still can’t get passed the basics … Continue reading A Beiruti in the Making
Салом (Tajik for hello) from Khorog, Tajikistan! Disclaimer: this post will be more about the travel, adjustment, and transition period; I hope to make the next posts more work-centric. Distance wise, it should only take a 5-hour flight to get from Bangkok to Dushanbe. However, because of the limited flights and a fun 18-hour layover, my trip to Dushanbe took over 32 hours door-to-door (and … Continue reading Just Smile and Wave
The International Educational Development Program 