year 2026
Salamat Hari Merdeka! Happy Malaysian Independence Day! Hello and welcome back to my blog! I am currently sitting in a cafe writing this blog on Malaysia’s independence day. This year marks 69 years since the country proclaimed independence from the… Continue Reading →
Early August in Sabah was a wild and frenzied blur of working, dancing, eating and celebrating. Tonibung was part of the team organizing the Indigenous Peoples Day program from August 6-10th in Kampung Rantai, Keningau. My coworkers single-handedly constructed a… Continue Reading →
On July 24, I hopped onto my Honda Click with a bag full of scuba gear, ready to embark on a journey across the provinces of Phang Nga, Surat Thani, and Chumphon to go diving with friends from Bangkok I… Continue Reading →
I’m more than halfway through my internship now, and the past few months have been filled with moments of observation, of realization, and new perspectives. Moments that feel ever fleeting, as time flies by. It’s my mission for my last… Continue Reading →
I’ve been in Malaysia for nearly 4 months now, which feels crazy to say because it doesn’t feel like it’s been that long. And yet, at the same time, I feel as though I have experienced a whole world of new adventures and skills. I have been teaching a steady class for two months now, and… Continue Reading →
Almost every time I’m asked if I like Jakarta, I respond by saying I love it. And almost every time I say that to an Indonesian person, they furrow their brow and ask, “Really? Why?” I was talking to a… Continue Reading →
Sawasdee ka from Bangkok! It is truly blowing my mind that I am a week away from having already been in Bangkok for 4 months, it’s surreal how fast time has been going. My previous blog, having been here just… Continue Reading →
Namaste! What a journey it has been already! When I arrived in Nepal I was greeted at the airport by my coworker, Helika, who was waiting for me with a beautiful bouquet of her handmade flowers. As we stepped outside… Continue Reading →
お世話になります、よろしくお願いします ー two phrases that mean, “I’ll be in your care, I look forward to working with you, please help me” and less commonly “please treat me well, please help me.” This phrase perfectly encapsulates the past month that I… Continue Reading →
Hello everyone, who’s reading my first actual blog as a CAPI intern, I am writing this from the main classroom within the Karenni Social Development Center on the outskirts of Ban Nai Soi in Thailand. Over the past month and… Continue Reading →
