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In my first week as an intern, I was given my keys attached to a green lanyard with the words, “Sowing Seeds of Resilience” printed on it. Although I didn’t know it at the time this phrase has come to… Continue Reading →
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 →
I’ve been living in Kuala Lumpur for 4 months now and the days are flying by. In my last post I had been in Malaysia for 3 weeks and was still not fully convinced I would be working in KL… Continue Reading →
This internship has kept me in Jakarta most of the time, and I’m liking that actually. It’s pretty cool to be living and working in a new place. Three months in and I can still count on one hand the… Continue Reading →
It is a little unbelievable that I am actually here. It is also unbelievable that it has been three weeks since I first arrived. In a way it feels like the longest three weeks of my life, but at the… Continue Reading →
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 →
In late January, I stumbled across a UVic Instagram reel documenting Faaiza’s experience as an intern at MSRI. I knew then I had to apply to the program and I am so grateful I did. Little did I know 4… Continue Reading →
I was looking forward to the heat. I grew up in the Philippines, and heat reminds me of where my roots will always be. I am also a native trees nerd, so was excited at the prospect of being around… Continue Reading →
