category 2026 Intern
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 →
Where to begin. My first month in Nai Soi (a very small town on the boarder of Myanmar and Thailand), in Mae Hong Son province at the Karenni Social Development Center (KSDC). Although the first two weeks felt like I… Continue Reading →
This blog post has been at the back of my mind for the past few weeks. I’ve known that it’s been approaching, but it arrived in a hurry. As the weeks have gone by, I have tried my best to… Continue Reading →
Humiliation rituals—a running bit between Lindsay and me that has kept me sane and laughing at the times when all I wanted was to dig my head in the ground like an ostrich. I believed adapting to FED was all… Continue Reading →
One thing that is very important to realize BEFORE entering Jakarta is that the toilet paper isn’t flushable. This is especially important to those of you who might not want to clog the office toilet on your first day of… Continue Reading →
