Who am I? Hello! Sawubona! Molo! I am Vasiliki. I am from Thessaloniki, Greece and this summer (/winter, because everything is relevant!) I will be interning at an educational non-profit organization in South Africa. My internship is structured in the most ideal way. I will be working at the M&E division, so I will be primarily based in Cape Town. However, since the head offices … Continue reading (Best) first week in Johannesburg!
Hello from South Africa! After 20 hours of travel (10 of which the person beside me on the flight loudly snored through), I arrived in Johannesburg, South Africa! Dragging my 49.5-pound suitcase and my broken carry-on, I finally found the driver that the organization I’m interning with sent to pick me up. He laughed and said that I looked nothing like my picture—and trust me, … Continue reading Sawubona eNingizimu Afrika!
Prior to my arrival in South Africa, I was concerned my fluency in only one of the country’s 11 national languages, English, would limit my ability to communicate with locals. Turns out, I am not even fluent in English – at least not South African English. On my first day in Johannesburg I had to ask for directions. The conversation went as follows: Me: “Hello, … Continue reading Two Weeks – Two Cities – Arrival in South Africa
Jambooooo! (‘Hello’ in Kiswahili). Moving into a new country always has its up’s and downs. On one hand, you get to experience a new culture, meet a new set of people, explore a new city or town, but on the other end, you also make a lot of mistakes while starting over in a new country. I did make some highly expensive mistakes when I … Continue reading The Beginning In Nairobi
The International Educational Development Program 