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Maddie Grout – Blog 3: Discovering The Meaning of Home

Salamat Hari Merdeka! Happy Malaysian Independence Day! Hello and welcome back to my blog! I am currently sitting in a cafe writing this blog on Malaysia’s independence day. This year marks 69 years since the country proclaimed independence from the… 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 →

Zack Fletch – Blog 3: Sharing my love of Bangkok <3

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 →

Mia Wieler – Blog 2: Kopisanangan from Sabah!

After a 32 hour travel journey involving brief stints in the airports of Xiamen and Kuala Lumpur, Frances (my fellow CAPI intern, friend, and roommate here in Sabah!) and I arrived here in Penampang, Kota Kinabalu, Sabah, on the island… Continue Reading →

Maddie Grout – Blog 2: Meeting the World

”In the school you will meet the world.” Those were the words spoken to me and my fellow interns on our first day working at MSRI. We were sat in the office building for the Malaysian Social Research Institute speaking… Continue Reading →

Zack Fletch – Blog 2: Reflecting on my first month in Bangkok.

This past Thursday was officially one month that I have been working at the Global Alliance Against Trafficking in Women (GAATW) office. It’s been one month and one week since I arrived in Bangkok. I feel like in the moment,… Continue Reading →

Emily Waugh – Blog 2: “Welcome to Malaysia! What do you think?”

“Welcome to Malaysia!” “What do you think?” “How do you like it?” “Have you tried…?” “Have you seen…?” Everyone I meet wants to know what I think of Malaysia, and my answers are always the same. Do I like the food?  YES! YES! YES! Even… Continue Reading →

Julia Hockey – Blog 1: Interviewing Zack!

Hello all, We are on our last day of pre-departure and I had the privilege of interviewing Zack Fletch. He will be interning with the Global Alliance Against Trafficking in Women, and is extremely excited to be headed out soon…. Continue Reading →

Zack Fletch – Blog 1: Introducing Julia going to KSDC

Hi everyone! I’m Zack and today I interviewed Julia, a fellow CAPI intern who will be going to KSDC. Come listen to us as Julia shares what she is going to be doing on this internship, what she is excited… Continue Reading →

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 →

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