category Indonesia
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 →
Hello! I’m Anna, and I’ll be working with the Centre for Indonesian Policy Studies (CIPS) in Jakarta! Here, I’m interviewing Lindsay Smith about her exciting upcoming trip to Thailand, where she’ll be working with the Foundation for Education and Development… Continue Reading →
Hi everyone! I interviewed Bri, who is going to work at DEPO in Nepal, which is a disaster education promotion office. We talked about what DEPO does, what her role will be and what she’s excited about!
Dear Future Intern, If you are reading this, you have likely just found out you’ve been accepted into a CAPI internship. Congratulations! This is a fantastic opportunity. Inevitably, there will come a time when your excitement gives way to fear… Continue Reading →
Dear future intern, I am so excited for you! The truth is that I don’t know if you will love or hate the six months you spend abroad, but what I do know is that you will not be the… Continue Reading →
I’ve been feeling melancholy these days, as time speeds up and the days left dwindle down. My own various cultural faux pas seem to happen more frequently. It feels like I was just starting to scratch the surface of everything… Continue Reading →
It’s hard for my brain to wrap itself around the idea that I’ll be finishing my internship in about 11 days — only 9 working days left. The thought of going back to my life in Canada feels strange. I’ll… Continue Reading →
Leaving home in Canada was incredibly difficult for me; I was so scared. Whenever someoneasked if I was excited to go, I would always say, “Yes, excited… but more scared than anythingelse.” The truth is, the idea of spending six… Continue Reading →
This blog post comes at the end of a difficult week. Since August 25, there have been widespread protests across Jakarta, following the announcement of wage increases for MPs amounting to ten times the minimum wage. Demonstrations have descended into… Continue Reading →
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 →
