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Mia Wieler – Blog 1: Interviewing Emily Waugh

For this first CAPI blog, listen to my interview with Emily Waugh, who is heading to the Malaysian Social Research Institute in Malaysia for her CAPI internship. Check out her blog to hear her interview me about my placement with… Continue Reading →

Maddie Grout – Blog 1: Introducing Callum Braun

Hi Everyone! I’m officially writing my first blog. For this blog I interviewed Callum about his upcoming time at KSDC. Looking forward to continuing these blogs and sharing all the highlights of my internship at MSRI!

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!

Rex Gong – Blog 1: Interview with Frances

Hey fellow interns and others, I’m Rex and I’ll be one of the Matsuyama, Ehime Japan Interns this year! This is an interview I did with my fellow intern and Computer Scientist Frances, who will be going to TONIBUNG, Kota… Continue Reading →

Maddy Vanderhooft – Blog 5: Dear Future Intern

Dear Future Intern, Congratulations! Whether you’ve officially accepted your internship or you’re considering applying, I am proud of you for taking this step. You are about to begin the learning journey of a lifetime that will shape you in ways… Continue Reading →

Santiago Erding – Blog 5: Dear Future Intern

Dear future intern, your life is about to undergo a paradigm shift into a world of self-reflection and unknowing. Just when you think you’ve cracked the code, the symbols rearrange themselves. When life begins to feel static, and the daily… Continue Reading →

Jaiya Chauhan – Blog 5: Dear Future Intern

Dear Future Intern, Adventure called to you and you picked up the phone. Props to you for seeking it out and committing thus far. Feel the mix of excitement and nerves. Feel the emotions of packing your apartment up and… Continue Reading →

Sarah Pollard – Blog 5: Dear Future Intern

Dear future intern, Congratulations on securing your internship. This experience will undoubtedly change who you are and how you view the world around you. Standing where you are, six months may feel like a long stretch of time, but I… Continue Reading →

Gwen Elmhirst – Blog 5: Dear Future Intern

The very beginning On my way to Kuala Lumpur, I flew through New Delhi, India. On the 14-hour flight to India, I journaled. Partially because none of the screens on the flight were working, and partially because I knew I… Continue Reading →

Jaiya Chauhan – Blog 4: The Ever Fleeting Normal

As my time in KL nears the end, I find myself reflecting on what I am leaving behind and what I am returning to. I wonder which parts of myself will stay back, and what has been woven into who… Continue Reading →

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