One of the best things about my time in India is staying with a loving host family. Not only do they prepare the most delicious homemade Indian food, they also have me try every kind of local dessert (jelabi, kheer, kulfi, gulab jamun and many more). In the evenings, they spend time taking a walk with my housemates and me and play “very competitive” scrabble … Continue reading When Work Meets Family
It’s been a week since France won the World Cup, but it’s not too late to write about it because as the French say: ‘France has 4 years to celebrate being world champions.’ The weekend of the 14th of July was very eventful. First, Bastille Day and then the World Cup final. Bastille Day is France’s national day. It is celebrated every 14th of July … Continue reading Champions du Monde!
I cannot believe I have been in South Africa for a month. I should mention that I don’t find strange anymore having the second winter in the same year. I have a blanket at the office to stay warm 🙂 I can say that I am handling the culture shock very well thanks to the work and traveling around. Regarding the work, I have done so … Continue reading Being teacher in South Africa
I’m officially half way through my internship! The past few weeks have been filled with some great adventures and learning experiences, and I am definitely grateful for the opportunity to be here in South Africa! Over the last few weeks, Nicole and I have been involved in two projects. AFAL (African Languages as a First Additional Language) Lesson Plans: In South Africa, students learn in … Continue reading Lesson Plans and Lions
Anddd I’m finally here! In Addis Ababa with UNESCO International Institute of Capacity Building for Africa (IICBA), just living my best life. I’ve been here for little over a week now. To be honest, I was nervous before getting on my flight. Really excited and thankful for the opportunity, but also just… genuinely terrified. This isn’t my first time making a big move or living … Continue reading Addis Living
The past two weeks have been interesting, as it is the first time that I have ventured out of Nairobi. Being a part of a program monitoring and evaluation team, I have been witnessing some of the ways in which learning is measured (mostly through literacy and numeracy). As we traveled to Nakuru, a small town in the North-western part of Kenya, I was struck … Continue reading Life Outside Nairobi
Everyone that knows me knows that I’m a little *A LOT* Type A and that I’m accustomed to using most of my “free time” for work (unhealthy, I know!). However, coming to Jo’burg, I knew I needed to be intentional about creating a healthy work-life balance; otherwise, I would miss out on all that South Africa had to offer. So, this blog will focus on … Continue reading Lesson Plans & Life Lessons
It has been more than 6 weeks since I came to Pristina. I have already got used to the city and people. Moreover, I have learned several phrases in Albanian. One can say that Kosovar in me who was sleeping before woke up this time. Those who know me well aware of the fact how hard for me to be an awake (lol). Therefore in … Continue reading Be an ASSET!
Have you ever read a massive report with lots of figures and wondered how the authors chose what to analyze? (For an example: Education For All 2000-2015: achievements and challenges). I admittedly, had never pondered this question, when a report is over 500 pages I assume that everything that can be analyzed was analyzed. My thinking on this topic changed when I began to analyze … Continue reading Data Crunching
If I recall this correctly, in Dr. GK’s curriculum class, she once did an exercise where we had to choose between certain education ideologies – knowledge centered or student centered; social efficiency or social reconstruction. We made our choices, stood beside the white boards with the initials of the ideology in big black letters, gave our reasons for choosing the particular ideology and defended it. … Continue reading The dilemmas
The International Educational Development Program 