Did the past two weeks actually happen? Two weeks literally felt like two minutes. I am so proud of my RecrearApply! team for their passion and commitment to our workshops and our project. Gioel, Kevin, Kirsten and Qasim, you have all inspired me to keep going, to push myself and to continue giving to the…
I’m terrified my thoughts are going to run away with me so here is my attempt to catch everything in writing. Since I’ve been here I have forgotten that I’m still a student studying to attain a degree. But that’s just it, I’m not just a student. I never was, and neither are the students…
As I write, I am in a state of pure euphoria. The last session of Recrear-Apply! was today and I am SOO proud of all the work that all of us did together. It is 1.00 am and the Recrear-Beta team is working on a final report after an amazing evening. Giving Mia bel Mia…
The emotions that I experienced in the last two weeks have added another piece of heart to my mind. After a semester of intense studying and reading on “development”, getting on the ground and putting my ideas into practice is stimulating. In so many moments during this trip I had déjà vu of my courses…
We have been emphasizing the importance of extra-curricular activities, especially for gaining practical experience in the field… here is a compilation of our extra-curricular activities this week at RecrearApply! total immersion with the help of some friends.
Film at the Centre Culturel Francais
Visit to Aseera
Dinner at Mr. Mohammad’s house
– KM
[slideshow]I had the honor of delivering a session on building your professional network for the students today. I can’t speak for the participants but I certainly saw myself feeding off the energy in the room. Much of what I had to say really only reinforced some of the knowledge they already have themselves. Their understanding…
What a whirlwind few days! I am sitting in a session on project development right now and my mind is being blown. Yesterday, we challenged the students to create project proposals in groups of 8-10 and to present them in front everyone during today’s session. Some of these students have never presented in front of…
For the second time in a week, students at the An-Najah National University were able to see into the lives of other students studying similar programs across the globe via a video conference with students from the University of New Orleans, Louisiana in the south of the United States. The session is just one of…