Seems I’ve gotten really bad at updating this. The interesting with the NGO is over. Let’s just say it was not the greatest experience of my life. Asides from a few great opportunities (i.e. meeting a North Korean defector and a couple refugees in South Korea) there wasn’t really much gained from the experience. Our campaign for the Rohingya didn’t accomplish much and the goal (of several people from the NGO going to Bangladesh to help the Rohingya refugees who’ve settled there) has still not been met. It’s disappointing that it wasn’t what I expected. It’s disappointing to see that they’re part of the group of NGOs that doesn’t really seem to be accomplishing much of anything. The lesson is learned though: I must be more discerning next time.
That said, I was presented with a great opportunity from one of my professors to apply for a conference. The conference deals with sexual health/sexual rights/reproduction, which is right up my alley. I’m going to start my thesis about 4 months early in order to submit my abstract in time for the deadline. If I’m selected then I’ll present my research (essentially my thesis) at this conference, which will be held in October, 2011 in Yogyakarta, Indonesia. I’m pretty excited about the opportunity but I need to put the final nail in my thesis topic. I’m having to make some adjustments since there’s a lack of journal articles out there.
I’ll try to update more but I think the focus will shift a bit without the internship to fuel me.
