Hi everyone I’m Lijin. As two thirds of my internship has past, I’ll share some of my working experience with my organization in this blog. My organization held many conferences during my internship, so in the past 9 weeks, I spent half of my time in office and another half in hotels supporting different conferences and meetings. Days in office Working time is pretty flexible … Continue reading Working in Bangkok
Hey everyone my name is Lijin and I started my internship in Bangkok early September this year. Although my visa application started 9 weeks before, I was so pressed for time that I got my Thai visa one day before the flight departure. But anyway, I caught my flight, arrived Bangkok on time and fall in love with the city immediately. First impression of the … Continue reading Start of a New Journey
It is amazing how quickly time flies. I spent three months in Malawi for my internship and it has now been over a month since I left Malawi. As I reflect back to my time in Malawi I thought of 5 tips that would help others going on their internships. Be open: Be ready and open to say yes to different experiences even if … Continue reading Five tips for surviving and thriving on your internship
It is my last week at R4D! How is it here already?! Trip to Eurasia It has been less than a month since my last blog post so not much has happened work-wise, but a lot of interesting things took place outside of work! For starters, I traveled to Baku, Azerbaijan for the first time. It was gorgeous! Visiting all the major post-Soviet cities has … Continue reading Dobby is free!
Great time is always short, unconsciously, this is the last a few days of my internship at UNESCO Beijing. In recent months working here, I have seen familiar interns coming and leaving, but never thought it would be my turn to leave this place and my friends so soon. Yes, I have become friends with the coworkers who are so interesting and kind, and it … Continue reading Farewell in Beijing
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
Note from the IEDP Blog manager: all IEDP students are required to take Proseminar. This course, which is currently split across two semesters, equips us with a critical lens to the field of development, provides professional development opportunities, and has projects reflective of those that we will need to produce in our future careers. In the following blog post, first-year IEDP student Soumya Mittal reflects … Continue reading Technical Proposal: A Reflection
Since arriving in Malawi, I have constantly heard the phrase that Malawi is the ‘Warm Heard of Africa’. Over the past three months as I reflect on my internship and the people I have met and the experiences I have had, I have realized that truly it is the Warm Heart of Africa. From day one, I was welcomed with open arms by nearly … Continue reading The Warm Heart of Africa
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