As I wrote in Summertime
two months ago, Maxwell MAIR students are required to do an internship
abroad or career-related in the U.S. It is amazing the difference two
months makes in terms of what internships are possible. Application
after application resulted in rejection after rejection until finally a
break. Finally, I narrowed my selection to a handful of internship
options, including one in Zambia and one in Kenya. Bush life in Zambia
turned out to be $100 per day so my decision was not so difficult after
all. I will work at Development Initiative Access Link (DIAL), Africa,
a Kenya based NGO from June through August. This will be my first work
experience abroad and there is even a possibility I may get to see some
development work in the field.
I am extremely excited! While Kenya
is at the top of the “development darlings” list, it is a fascinating,
developing democracy. Just last week was President Uhuru Kenyatta’s
inauguration which came after a largely peaceful election (never mind
his ICC indictment). I even booked a wicked cheap flight with a nine
hour layover in Amsterdam, my favorite (and thus-far only) layover city.
I
will be exceedingly busy over the next few weeks, wrapping up my
semester, diving into my MAIR capstone as well as a one week African
Development Seminar course in Washington, D.C. Do not expect to hear
much from me until June!
Note this was cross-posted on PAIA Insider.
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