On a Dit Profitez- Bien à Paris, N’est-ce Pas? ;-)

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=QXVNK7hNt-M&feature=youtu.be They said enjoy Paris, right? Well, I sure have been doing so! Thank you again for taking the time to read our 2018 GW UNESCO Fellows Cohort Blog and please continue to support the work we are all doing in our various placements. I am thrilled to be writing once more from la ville …

2018 GW UNESCO Fellows Final Panel

Please enjoy watching a 30 minute excerpt from our final panel presentation. As some of us are still in our placement regions, not all fellows were able to attend. We thank you so much for your support and we encourage you to keep reaching out and leaving comments in the form of questions, remarks and …

Saying Goodbye to Hamburg

My internship has come to an end. I have come back from Hamburg and it is safe to say that I had some great times there. I have met some great people, experienced more of German and European culture, and learned a lot about UNESCO. Germany When I explored Hamburg, I was surprised to find …

Farewell from Bangkok!

Sawatdee ka! Not much has changed since I wrote my first blog, but I will do my best to share some updates. Regrettably, I haven’t learned much more Thai. I am up to around five phrases – one of which is what I’ve learned by riding the Sky Train every day: “next stop is – …

Winds of Change in Latin America and Chile

If only every sandwich came with a view like this. August 22, 2018 According to Santiago natives, or Santiaguinos, the blooming trees that line the city streets and the brilliant orange-yellow poppies (*all non-native species introduced to Chile for their ornamental beauty) dotting the hillsides do not announce the arrival of spring, so much as …

Learning, Growing, and Exploring in Chile

La verdadera educación consiste en sacar lo mejor de uno mismo -Mahatma Gandhi (Real education consists in drawing the best out of yourself.) I still cannot believe that I have been in Santiago for two and a half months – time has flown by. Going into new environments always comes with a certain degree of …

Sari, not Sorry: Life in India

It is hard to believe that I only have one week left in India, what a summer it has been in the land of snake charmers! This past month has been filled with fashion, educational experiences, and travel. Although, to be perfectly honest, the more I see and learn, the more I feel inadequate in …

Language, Food, UNESCO and the HEAT: Thoughts from Jakarta

I have decided that Bahasa Indonesia is yet another language that will most likely be added to the long, long list of languages I struggle with. It's quite a diverse list and there is an array of reasons I am awful at languages but Indonesian falls on it for a very similar reason as Spanish, …

Sawatdee Kha from Bangkok!

Hi everybody! Thanks for keeping up with our 2018 UNESCO Fellows Blog — we are all thrilled to share our experiences from different edges of the world with you. 🙂 To be honest, I have put off writing this blog for some time because so much keeps happening within UNESCO Bangkok and generally in my …

Guten Tag Deutschland

UNESCO Institute for Lifelong Learning in Hamburg, Germany Greetings from Hamburg, Germany! This summer, I am interning at the UNESCO Institute for Lifelong Learning (UIL). I am very excited to share my life and work experience thus far in Germany. It is hard to believe that I have stayed in Germany for a total of …