Posted on July 27th, 2011
Around the two and a half month mark I think most interns reach the point of never wanting to leave, and I am no exception to this. Time is going way too fast and I have too many friends here that I do not want to leave behind. I have too many projects at work [...]
Posted on July 26th, 2011
Around this time I am feeling the full weight of what this internship does to your emotions. I am learning new things everyday like how to make maize meal, where the shortcuts of Mochudi are when walking to work, what to order at what restaurants, what is considered ‘overpriced,’ how to hand wash my clothes [...]
Posted on May 20th, 2011
After about 40 long hours of travelling, finally arriving in Gaborone was like breathing for the first time. The heat and the sun were perfect and Batswana are so kind in such a genuine way. First we had an action-packed 3 days of training, including discussions on: gender equality, history and culture of Botswana, and [...]
Posted on May 5th, 2011
I am a third year university student studying Conflict Studies and Human Rights, with a minor in Arabic Language and Culture, and for my internship placement I will be in Mochudi, Botswana working with Stepping Stones International. Being from a small town in the Ottawa Valley with a population of 8,000, no wonder I am [...]
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