I began my internship last week Wednesday, yes – with many preconceived ideas of what life in the working world of D.C would really be like. I have already experienced a little taster, with the bustling of power suits on the metro (complimented by sneakers/flip-flops to avoid damage to the high heels), to the edgy [...]

We finally arrived in D.C, laden with laptops, pressed suits and John Carlin reading essentials. After 23 hours of travel and jet-lag enervation, we were hit by the wave of Washington humidity and the ferocity of our first D.C mosquito bites.
 
We then split from the nurturing SAWIP team and were dispersed to our allocated host [...]

I experienced something wonderful today and I really wanted to share it. Today was my last day with my adult learners from the BLN (Business Learning Network), as my exams start this week and I am leaving for DC shortly. Our last lesson for this semester culminated in their first “test” daunting, yes. The majority [...]

I have been working on a project for about 4 months now, and have just got it off the ground in the last 3 weeks. This has formed my SAWP community service component.  I have started an initiative that is a non-profit venture in Hout Bay, named the BLN (Business Learning Network) which is aimed [...]