Hi, everybody! I am currently writing you from the island of Roatán, where I’ll be interning for the next few months. I’ll be spending this summer in Honduras, more specifically, on the island of Roatán. Roatán is the largest of the Bay Islands, but at about 8km in width, one is never very far from the water! While a part of Honduras, Roatán is very … Continue reading Roatán Ready
Week 1 is done- a week that was equal parts nervous excitement and a sense of home and belonging. Dive in to a few musings from this week. Work Week 1 Whatever slight nervousness I had abated as soon as I walked in the doors to the office- everyone at the organization is so warm and supportive, the atmosphere is energetic and positive. Every member … Continue reading Jamaica Journal-1
Bom dia! My name is Liam and I’m doing my IEDP internship at UNESCO in Brasília, Brazil. I just finished my first week at the office, and I’ve been in Brazil for almost two weeks. Quite a bit has happened, so I’m going to divide it up into a few posts (and not necessarily go in order). First, internship: I’m working for the director of … Continue reading Work
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
It is weird to come back to this section of the blog when I have already published my first internship post… but I did promise you poster symposium, policy brief and all the other end of year updates so here I am! In all honesty, I have really enjoyed writing for the admissions blog, and I honestly feel so fortunate to have had this opportunity. … Continue reading All Good Things Come to an End
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?
The International Educational Development Program 