So I’m a little over a month into my internship at UNESCO IICBA and my stay in Addis Ababa. I can’t believe I’m a third done! This past month has just flown by. I’m all settled and generally killin it. I’ve figured out public transport, made a couple of friends, and have a few Amharic phrases under my belt. If you need to know any … Continue reading My Days at IICBA
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 try to live my life without much expectation. I do this to avoid disappointment. Most of the time, it works. I came to Paris not expecting too much from it. I’m not disappointed at all right now – far from it actually. I feel like I’m getting a lot out of this experience internally. Most of this experience has been a real push-and-pull for … Continue reading A brief blog about my brief
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
As I wrapped up my last project at Sesame Workshop India (SWI)-creating an activity guide for caregivers to strengthen children’s executive functioning skills, my summer internship in Delhi has officially come to an end. I couldn’t have asked for a better place to intern at, and my only wish is that my visa allows me to stay a little bit longer. When I first … Continue reading Me Will Come Back One Day!
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!
The International Educational Development Program 