After 10 weeks, my time in Thailand is officially over. Throughout this time, I have worked, learned, and traveled. Internship: As you know, last week was the completion of my internship experience which came with a bittersweet ending. As mentioned in my last post, a conference was coming up. Monday through Wednesday involved meetings and... Continue Reading →
Week 9! Internship: This past week at my internship, the office's pace picked up for the upcoming conference. As I mentioned in my last post, this conference is going over all three of the projects. I am continuing to research and finalize my document on Laos, which entails background information and the country's labour migration... Continue Reading →
Week 8! Internship: This past week, I have continued to research migration mechanisms relating to Laos and Thailand. It's crazy to think that I have been in Chiang Mai for eight weeks! This means only two weeks left of my internship. The last week I am here, The Mekong Migration Network is having another conference... Continue Reading →
Hi Readers! Internship: As promised, here are some more details regarding my work at the Mekong Migration Network. As I mentioned before, I am doing research on Laos for the Role of Country of Origin project. I am researching and collecting information on migration mechanisms in Laos, with a focus on Lao migrant workers to... Continue Reading →
6 Weeks in! Internship: With the permission of the project the project coordinator, I will finally reveal the project that I working on. I am on the Roles of Country of Origin Project. The conference I attended at the beginning of my internship period was a consultation meeting to inform project partners on updates on... Continue Reading →
Elephant Nature Park! Overview of the trip: On Sunday July 1st, Amber and I joined the two other IWU interns in Thailand and Dr. Bonnie (our local contact person) to visit the Elephant Nature Park. The park is about an hour and a half from the city, a van gave us a ride us both... Continue Reading →
Hi Readers! I am five weeks in which means I am officially half way through my internship. I have been continuing to work on my assigned project which includes researching Laos PDR, information monitoring, and editing documents. I have been learning a lot about the policies and laws in relation to labour migration from Laos... Continue Reading →
Hello Readers! Time is going by fast! I have been in Thailand for about 4 weeks. This past week, I have been trying new restaurants and dishes. After work one day, Amber and I tried to a little restaurant near our apartment that serves delicious soup. Someone at work recommended the duck soup and it... Continue Reading →
Hello readers! Another week has gone by and there is so much to tell! My internship is going well so far. My schedule is becoming more consistent as I continue to work on my assigned project, so no work updates from this past week. I cannot believe it's been 3 weeks already! Some more local... Continue Reading →
Hello Readers! My second week here in Chiang Mai has been very eventful. Lets start with my internship. The interns attended a conference with the Mekong Migration Network (MMN) on Monday and Tuesday (June 4-5). This event was a consultation meeting to start the second phase of a project. As interns, we were in charge... Continue Reading →
Haila in Chiang Mai 