Posted by Brandy Robertson on August 17th, 2011
This blog post is being written on my second last day in the WUSC-Botswana office. Tomorrow I will struggle to hold back the tears that are sure to creep up on me as I say goodbye to the people who have been not only my colleagues, but my friends, during my placement here as the [...]
Posted by Laurent Tran on July 15th, 2011
Greetings to all, and xin chào (hello) from Vietnam! I’m glad to say that since my last entry almost two months ago, my time here in Hanoi has been replete with new experiences and continuous learning. My work at Vietnam International Education Development (VIED) has recently shifted in focus from project research to communications and [...]
Posted by Jocelyn Vander Meulen on July 12th, 2011
I am now into my 10th week in Vietnam, and this country continues to amaze me. The food is great, the weather is beautiful, and the people are so generous. Since arriving in Vietnam I have been working at a local community college in the province and town of Vinh Long. My main responsibilities are [...]
Posted by Zoe Scharf on June 28th, 2011
Hello!! I am just a little bit over half way of my placement here in Malawi. I cannot believe that time has gone this fast. Working at REFORD in Nkando has been lovely. My co-workers, my community and the work that I am doing here is so fulfilling. I cannot believe that soon I will [...]
Posted by Brandy Robertson on June 27th, 2011
I am currently starting my 8th week with WUSC-Botswana and I have eight more to go. Placement Progress: Since my last post the process of getting the ISM students to Canada has been moving along nicely. They have now made decisions as to which university they wish to be placed in. We’ve acquired their official [...]
Posted by Brandy Robertson on May 30th, 2011
What can I tell you all about my placement in Gabs so far? Well, I have been here for 3 full weeks, starting on my 4th. Let’s start with the placement – a.k.a. WORK: The WUSC staff here in Botswana are all fantastic. Ona, my supervisor, includes me in absolutely everything there is to do [...]
Posted by Laurent Tran on May 27th, 2011
I’m now at the end of my third week here in Hanoi, and everything is going smoothly. The WUSC orientation during the first week was a great introduction to both Vietnam and my internship placement. We were provided with relevant information on WUSC, their partners, and various internship logistics (work plans, reports, evaluation, etc.). Some [...]
Posted by Katherine van der Linden on April 12th, 2011
My work has put me in contact with the major services for child protection. One of the biggest adjustments I had to make over the course of my internship was mentally separating the terms used here for children protection services from those used at home. Although names of the services are similar to those used [...]
Posted by Jesse Firempong on April 3rd, 2011
For the past week, as I near the date of my return flight home, I’ve been immersed in social justice issues as I helped to organize DITSHWANELO’s Annual Human Rights Film Festival. The Festival screened eight films, exploring issues such as child trafficking, hip-hop culture and activism, HIV, genocide and Apartheid. And for the weeks [...]
Posted by Gillian Ashton on February 18th, 2011
Although there are supposed to be accents and tones on those words it still means Happy New Year! It is now the cat.* What’s great about New Years in Vietnam is that it is not one day. No siree. It was February 2nd and people are still celebrating. We have special food every day at [...]
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