So, I know this is late. Instead of writing on my flight back (check out previous blog) I fell asleep. Then a week later I had another long flight but got distracted by some political unrest. So much has happened in Santiago and at work during my last month of internship! Field Trip #1: Paris, France I wrote my last blog on a very long … Continue reading Field Trips
It’s hard to believe that I have been living in Kingston for two months now. My IEDP colleagues all assured me that this internship would fly by, and yet I still find myself baffled each day when I look up at the calendar on my office wall. The next few weeks will be particularly busy at work. I need to finish the implementation guide I … Continue reading From Coral Reefs to Mountain Peaks in Jamaica
Brandon Darr 7:00AM: Since I used to be a teacher, I usually wake up pretty early. I don’t normally grab breakfast at home, but writing this blog post helps me to get into this old habit of yogurt and granola. As I start my day, I re-assess what I have to do for the day, read over emails and Slack notifications, and review assignments. 8:15AM: … Continue reading Day in the Life of an IEDPer, Literally 2.3: Classes, Food, and Extracurriculars
On the internship It has been two months since I started my internship at R4D in Washington, D.C. I can’t believe that I have only one month left here! It has been great to intern in the city that I am so familiar with because I never experience the Fear of Missing Out (FOMO)! I am fully focused on the internship and job applications. Now, … Continue reading The home stretch!
The Journey to IEDP series was created to give readers an understanding of the myriad experiences that have led us to the IEDP. For prospective students, we hope to answer questions of how and why we decided to come to the IEDP, what the decision-making process of applying to and deciding among offers was like, and how the IEDP has aligned with our goals and … Continue reading Journey to IEDP 2.2: Education is Where My Heart is
Greetings from Beijing! After spending some lovely days here, I can’t wait to talk about my work experience as an intern at education sector, UNESCO Beijing office. Colleagues here are very enthusiastic and diversified in background. There are a number of interns at my age in the office and most of us were assigned to sit together at the one side of the office, which … Continue reading First impression of internship in Beijing office
Tsai-Hsuan (Angel) Chung is a first-year student in IEDP, dual majoring in the Statistics, Measurement, Assessment, and Research Technology (SMART) program. She was born and raised in Taiwan and first came to the US for one year-long exchange of study at UC Berkeley. She joined the IEDP right after graduating from National Chengchi University in Taiwan with dual degree in Sociology and Economics. She used … Continue reading IEDP Courses of Study 1.1: the S.M.A.R.T. Decision
As I was preparing to write this final post about my fall internship with UNICEF Bolivia, I looked back on some of my peers’ final blog entries, to gain some inspiration for what parting words of wisdom I should share here. Reading only a handful of posts was enough to remind me that the ending to my internship experience was not like many of my … Continue reading Wrapping up internship, part 2: Learning & gratitude
Kelsey is a first-year student in the IEDP, originally from Miami, Florida. After her BA in International Relations at Ohio Wesleyan University, Kelsey led service-learning programs for a non-profit in Haiti. Most recently, Kelsey worked in Washington, DC, as a student advisor for the U.S. Department of State’s Fulbright Program, and a program manager for the U.S. Department of State’s Gilman Scholarship Program. Kelsey is … Continue reading A Day in the Life of an IEDPer, Literally 2.2: Tuesdays with T-Pickles, Dr. Thapa, and Talks
Shazmeneh is a first-year student in the IEDP. She was born and raised in Karachi, Pakistan and first came to the US for her Bachelor’s degree in International Relations and Middle Eastern and Islamic Studies at NYU. She has returned to the US after two years managing public schools; creating curricula for out-of-school children; training teachers; and conducting research on the performance of public-private partnership … Continue reading A Cohort to Lean On
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