Stories from the field

month June 2025

Maddy Vanderhooft – Blog 2: Reflecting on One Month in Malaysia

Hello! I am currently sitting in a café with my fellow interns Gwen and Jaiya. Our laptops are open, music is playing in the background, and the rumble of the metro is overhead. At this moment, it’s hard to believe… Continue Reading →

Gwen Elmhirst – Blog 2: It’s real, we’re here.

Welcome to the true beginning of my blog posts from Kuala Lumpur, the capital city of Malaysia! This blog marks 5 weeks of living here in KL- an amount of time that simultaneously has gone by in a flash, while… Continue Reading →

Tara Matthews – Blog 2: Selamat Datang to My New Life

I’ve been in Indonesia for just over a month now. At the risk of sounding cliché, I can’t believe how time has flown. I’ve been settling into my own routines lately: calling family as I wake up and they wind… Continue Reading →

Jordyn Speakman – Blog 2: Finding My Feet Alongside People Who Forged Theirs

It has now been just over a month since I stepped onto this unexpected path — this whirlwind of a journey — with the Foundation for Education and Development in Khao Lak. Thirty-nine days that have stretched and folded time,… Continue Reading →

Sarah Pollard – Blog 2: Officially a Borneo Babe!

As my first month in Sabah ends, I am deeply grateful for all that I have experienced in such a short matter of time. Our arrival feels like a lifetime ago, even though we have just begun to settle and… Continue Reading →

Santiago Erding  – Blog 2: Aramaiti: Politics, Lipstick, and an Ode to Sabah

After a sentimental farewell to my parents at the Vancouver airport, I embarked on my journey with my intern-mate, Sarah, on a gruelling 16-hour flight to Singapore. Upon landing in Singapore, we walked through the mega-scaled airport, people-watched, and stumbled… Continue Reading →

Amina Turner – Blog 2: The Critters of Khuk Khak

The warm rains, lush green forests and my personal favourite; animals, bugs and everything in between. These critters have given me a very loving welcome into my new home. The first week adjusting in the province of Phang Nga was… Continue Reading →

Trinity Blacklock – Blog 2: Being in Bangkok

Over the month that I have been in Bangkok, Thailand I planned out multiple starts to this blog. As I look over these drafts, I can piece together how I was feeling as the weeks went by. All of these… Continue Reading →

Trinity Blacklock – Blog 3: Dancing Change into the World

Someday perhaps my shape will change again,From stem to trunk,From blossoms to branches,To big leaves that catch the rain,And roots that stretch far and wide. Someday my roots will hold strong the ground for other plants to grow,Water will fall… Continue Reading →

Malcolm Crocker – Blog 2: Life in Chiang Mai

When I found out that I had been accepted as a CAPI intern, I was so incredibly excited. As the deadline for takeoff drew closer and closer, I realized just how much I was going to miss my friends, family… Continue Reading →

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