Hola desde Chile

*walks in 4.5 months late holding an empanada*

Hola, I’m Ale, I have been in Santiago de Chile interning at UNESCO since June and I have about 50 days left. I am wide awake on a 9ish hour flight and thought it would be a good time to share a bit about my work and life here these past few months!

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In June, I started my internship at UNESCO’s Regional Bureau for Education in Latin America and the Caribbean, known as OREALC/UNESCO Santiago, in the Education 2030 and Culture Education programme areas (British spelling is funne).

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AleOctober 7, 2019February 28, 20251 Comment

IEDP 19-20, IEDP Life

Grad school thus far: A time-limited buffet with limitless options

At the beginning of this week, Dr. Thapa, a core faculty member of IEDP, started our Monitoring & Evaluation class by asking us how we felt now that we’ve reached a little over a month of classes. I hadn’t fully realized it had been such a short amount of time; most of us arrived just 6 weeks ago to settle into a new city and … Continue reading Grad school thus far: A time-limited buffet with limitless options

BrandonOctober 6, 2019November 4, 2022Leave a comment

Internship, Latin America

Out of the office, Bolivia edition

If you’ve been keeping up with my blog posts (see my second post here), you’ll probably guess that I spend most of my days sitting at my desk. It’s true that I spend most days reading hundreds of pages of research, entering data into spreadsheets, and writing briefs. That said, I also take advantage of opportunities to get away from the desk, whether by joining … Continue reading Out of the office, Bolivia edition

Magali GPOctober 4, 2019February 28, 20254 Comments

Africa, Internship

Settling in, making friends and learning in Lilongwe

My name is Aimée and currently, I am interning in Lilongwe, Malawi as part of the Masters of International Educational Development Program at UPenn. I am working with a local human rights-based NGO here and working on projects based on tax justice and gender-responsive public services. The first thing I would like to say is that every internship is different and everyone has a different … Continue reading Settling in, making friends and learning in Lilongwe

aimeetravelsblogSeptember 27, 2019November 20, 2019Leave a comment

Internship, Latin America

A day in the life of an IEDP Intern in Bolivia

I’ve now been in La Paz for one whole month (!!), which also means that I’ve gotten into more of a routine (which I crave), and the weeks are starting to pass by more quickly. As such, and after being inspired by fellow IEDPers’ blog posts (looking at you, Vasiliki and Morgan!), I decided to share what a “day in the life” of an IEDP … Continue reading A day in the life of an IEDP Intern in Bolivia

Magali GPSeptember 21, 2019February 28, 20251 Comment

IEDP 18-19, Internship, North America

Déjà vu?

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?

aizhankSeptember 20, 20191 Comment

Africa, By Regions, IEDP 18-19, Internship

What’s internship like?- Dakar edition

Since it’s been a while since I wrote a post, I’ll start by (re)introducing myself. My name is Gaby and I’ve been interning in Dakar, Senegal, as a part of the International Educational Development Program at Upenn, since the beginning of June. As promised in my last blog post, I want to give an overview of the work I’ve been doing. I work as part … Continue reading What’s internship like?- Dakar edition

gabycarvajalpoissonSeptember 17, 2019February 23, 2020Leave a comment

Europe, Internship

Present and Possible Futures, a Parisian outlook

Right before departing for my internship, I had a sudden realization of how Bilbo Baggins felt- wanting to sip tea and have second breakfasts at home but eventually being swept off to the grandest, most unwarranted, rewarding and life-altering adventure of his life. Okay, I did exaggerate here. Truth be told, I had found so much comfort and ease in Canada in the month of … Continue reading Present and Possible Futures, a Parisian outlook

Namreen Akhter SyedSeptember 11, 2019November 20, 201918 Comments

Internship, North America

The end or the beginning?

(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?

shristimishraSeptember 9, 2019September 12, 2019Leave a comment