Decompress
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 […]
Project Presentation Voting!
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Share your story, one last time
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 […]
Mia bel Mia
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 […]
Ideas in practice
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 […]
Jericho
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Extra-Curricular Activities
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]
Loving the energy
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 […]
Wowza!
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 […]
Scholarships at Cambridge University
Dear all, I hope you enjoyed today’s session and you are feeling prepared for tomorrow’s presentation. If you are interested in attending a program at the University of Cambridge (UK), here are some interesting scholarships you should consider applying for. To read about the scholarships available in Cambridge, plase visit: http://www.cambridgetrusts.org/scholarships/search/?country=123&submit=Search I would particularly draw […]
