As week four of my internship at The London Sports Trust comes to a close, I am left with a fair amount of insight into my own future career path. The third week of February is “Halfterm,” a week-long midterm holiday for most London public schools (both primary and secondary). During the Halfterm holiday, The […]
Working with the AKT
Some of my most positive and inspiring experiences so far in London have been at my internship. I feel so grateful to be working with an organization that holds the same core beliefs as me. Although I’m not always doing the most interesting work, my placement is spot on with the work I want to […]
Halfway Through an International Internship
I am feeling comfortable and purposeful at my internship, finding my place in London as we reach the midpoint of this study abroad experience. After spending about a month at my internship, students have begun to warm up to me, asking me specifically to help them with a task or to do them a favor. There […]
Glass Half Full
It was only a day or two ago when I found myself pushed into an underground train, brimming with stress and claustrophobic resentment; there were no seats untaken, no space unfilled. Saturday afternoons can be terribly busy on the Picadilly Line; tourists pour in like lemmings, throwing themselves precariously into the river of peeving commuters. […]
Turning 20 in the Canary Islands!
This past weekend, we took a trip to Tenerife, and Island within the Spanish Territory of the Canary Islands. The purpose of this trip was to see a fog collection project that was similar to the project we have the opportunity to see in Sidi Ifini, led by Dar Si Hmad, the organization we’re working […]