Recently at a job interview, this prompt was posed to me. Against my initial instinct, based on the advice of internet blogs and career counselors, I gave them an honest answer. As it happens, this very setback that occurred two […]
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SAIS Career Trek in Brussels Here I participated in career trek to Brussels in late January organized by career services of the SAIS M.A. program. In our two program days, we visited 8 different potential employers including the European Commission, Carnegie Europe,
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First month in Bologna My dear friends and family, thank you for coming to read my blog. I value your readership, and I’ll do my best to write consistently once more. The first month in Bologna has been fast-paced but an
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Mind Shifts on Extended Trips Street and bar names out of my head, even the size of my apartment astonished me upon return to the Hague, this forgetfulness is for me a testament to my mindful immersion throughout the five week trip. I
In the back of my mind I hear the lyrics of “I’m leaving on a jet plane”, by John Denver. Whenever I’m about to embark on a long trip of sorts, I’m excited to pack up my bags and leave everything
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I’ve spent the last few days in the place I will call home from August ’16 to May ’17: Bologna, Italy. Here I will attend Johns Hopkins SAIS Europe, and on my trip I stayed with current students and met many
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The sun is shining and it feels like summer is coming to the Netherlands! Nonetheless, reality is starting to set in as the end of this chapter of my life in the Netherlands is coming closer. I’ve taken two-week period
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I love podcasts! Podcasts have been around for ages, but like many people that I know (and probably my age) I was first introduced to these audio experiences when Serial had become an extremely popular back in the fall of
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Habit forming is hard, but worthwhile I’ll be on honest, the title of this article is a bit of click-bait, though it is something that I am truly working on. A big habit I want to implement (again) is to regularly post here
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