Mid Internship Already!
Posted by Bonnie Thornbury on October 18th, 2011
Moni from Malawi!! I am now in the fifth week of my internship with the Coalition of Women Living with HIV/AIDS (COWLHA). My official position with COWLHA is Resource Mobilization Officer but the internship has allowed me to branch into a couple of other areas as well. Over the course of the last five weeks [...]
Nous voilà déjà au mi- stage!
Posted by Melodie Vienneau on October 13th, 2011
Nous voilà déjà au mi- stage! C’est incroyable comme le temps passé vite. Il a fallu un peu de temps pour concrétiser qu’elles seront les projets à entreprendre face à mon mandat de stage. Avec quelques semaine d’expérience dans mon placement je vois qu’il faut que je garde une ouverture, face à mon emploie [...]
Grettings from Hanoi
Posted by Caroline Rudolph-Zbarsky on September 22nd, 2011
Greetings from Hanoi, Two weeks ago, in the midst of a rainstorm all the World University Service Canada (WUSC) volunteers arrived. After an extensive day of travelling, I had to carry my luggage up four flights of stairs to my accommodations for the WUSC orientation week, before departing to my host family and placement tomorrow. [...]
The First 10 Days
Posted by Teneille Dzuba on September 18th, 2011
I’ve now been in Botswana for 10 days and am loving every minute of it. Everyone I’ve met so far is incredibly friendly, welcoming, and helpful, which has made me feel more comfortable in a completely unfamiliar country. The first few days after arriving in Gaborone were spent in orientation with WUSC, attending sessions that [...]
Back on Canadian Soil
Posted by Jocelyn Vander Meulen on September 1st, 2011
It has already been almost a month since I took the long trip home from the other side of the world. Aside from the initial jet leg and the lack of fruit, I am glad to be back home, and to see my friends and family. Since I had classes as soon as I arrived [...]
Home-Bittersweet-Home
Posted by Brandy Robertson on August 26th, 2011
I arrived back on Canadian soil last Saturday, August 20. It’s the 26 today. I was told that reverse culture shock back in Canada would be much worse than the initial culture shock in Botswana. Let me tell you, everyone who told me that was completely right. I can’t really describe my emotions right now [...]
Une fin qui annonce un autre début
Posted by Camille Provencher on August 25th, 2011
Cela fait deux semaines que je suis revenue au Québec, trois semaines que j’ai terminé mon stage à Lima, une éternité quoi! Je croyais que le retour allait être difficile, que ce serait une nouvelle adaptation à faire, c’est ce qu’on dit. Mais il me semble que je poursuive avec mon attitude sereine même rendue [...]
Mélodie’s Biography
Posted by Melodie Vienneau on August 23rd, 2011
Hello! I am presently doing my 4th year in social service program the University of Ottawa and looking foward in doing my second intership that will be at the nternationnal this time I’m from New-Brunswick and had the chance to see alot of social issues and how people deal with their situation in order to [...]
Kimberley Biography
Posted by Kimberley-Ann MacMillan on August 17th, 2011
Hi! I’m Kimberly! I’m about to embark on a three-month internship in Katmandu, Nepal with an organization called FECOFUN. This opportunity has come to me in my final year of studying International Development and Globalization at the University of Ottawa. This experience will help me understand the local context of the Nepalese peoples [...]
Almost Finished
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 [...]
