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Camille Asturias — Blog 3: Xolo

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 →

Claire Baycroft – Blog 3: ‘Grab’ it while you can

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 →

Emily Waugh – Blog 3: Nearly Four Months… WOW

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 →

Callum Braun – Blog 2: Getting Started

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 →

Julia Hockey – Blog 2B: How is this my life?

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 →

Camille Asturias — Blog 2: Humiliation Rituals (or are they?)

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 →

Camille Asturias – Blog 1: Interviewing Dinah!!

Hello from Victoria (not for long)! This is Camille interviewing Dinah to figure out how WordPress works, and of course, to introduce this lovely person to the CAPI digital footprint. I’m going to FED in Khao Lak, Dinah is going… Continue Reading →

Emily Waugh – Blog 1: Interview with Mia Wieler

Listen to my interview with fellow intern Mia Wieler, who is going to PACOS in May. To listen to the interview she did of me, go check out her first blog!

Tristan Marquis – Blog 5: Dear Future Intern

Howdy Future Intern,  Congratulations!!! If you are reading this after getting accepted into the program, you have no idea how excited I am for you to go on this adventure. I’m looking forward to hearing about your experiences. Matsuyama is… Continue Reading →

Trinity Blacklock – Blog 5: Dear Future Interns – You’ll Be More Than Okay

Dear Future Interns, I have written and rewritten this letter to you multiple times. Each version came with its own message, mainly the one I needed to hear at the time. Just as I left my internship and started a… Continue Reading →

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