Stories from the field

Author Ana Mara

Hi, my name is Ana (she/her) and I will be heading to Jakarta to be an intern at CIPS. I am a 4th year Political Science student with a certificate in French and also Spanish. I am so thankful for this opportunity and cannot wait to work with CIPS and live in Indonesia!

Ana Mara – Blog 5: Dear Future Intern

Dear Future Intern, I am finally writing my love letter to you, to the learning journey you are about to embark on, and the people whose lives will touch your own in ways you can’t anticipate yet. I didn’t know… Continue Reading →

Ana Mara – Blog 4: A Final Scattered Love Letter

It’s come time for my last blog while still officially an active CAPI intern at CIPS and I’m not sure how to feel about it. It’s become so normal to be here that it hasn’t fully sunk in that I’ll… Continue Reading →

Ana Mara – Blog 3: A Love Letter to Home

In early June, I wrote that time was flying by, but I wasn’t sure if I truly meant it. Really, time had felt simultaneously too fast and so, so slow. The days at the beginning were long, seeming to stretch… Continue Reading →

Ana Mara – Blog 2: A Love Letter to the Beginning

The end of May has rushed me–I didn’t notice the wind catching the sails until we were flying–and I suppose that’s the way it always goes. Soon it will be a full month since I landed in Jakarta. Six of… Continue Reading →

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