“Life’s a box of chocolates, Forrest. You never know what you’re gonna get.”
Yesterday, around 7.30pm, we had our first open discussion, in a monthly series of discussions, in our interns flat, on the topic of “Dignity and purpose of life”. This discussion came as a long expected relieve, after 5 weeks of Sylwia’s hard work to prepare it. And when she finally got a chance to relief […]
WYA, coffee and dignity – a tale of a European Director in New York
It’s 4 days since I “migrated” to the United State for a useful time of strategic planning and donuts tasting. First thing you do while you come first to the States is to compare the old Europe to the new world. Everything seems so big, loud and fat to a pretentious french guy like I […]
Cocktail de Bienvenue
On Tuesday 12th February (time is flying..), Cocktail de Bienvenue took place in the Interns Flat. Of course, there were some significant preparations prior to the Event (by which I mean not only solving the problem: ‘what should I wear?!’). As our Interns Flat still wasn’t fully equiped, we went shopping to Ikea. On Saturday, […]
No place like Brussels?
Living in Brussels is nice, especially if you have enough money to enjoy it, but its not really a prerequisite. I always wondered how the country with so much fog and persistent rain can have such a beautiful and colorful architecture. But it is possible, and the very best thing is that when the sun […]
Office – welcome to:)
Hello everyone! Let’s get it started:) Am Agnes, am an intern in Brussels – a windy and dirty, but still very charming and lively city. I study applied linguistics in Krakow. Our spacious and sunny (if the sun happens to be out) office at the Rue Belliard is approximately 15 minutes walk from the interns […]
A SHATTERED COEXISTENCE
The utmost form of human indignity that has seen our beautiful motherland country aflame at almost every corner living our patriotic citizens in huddles whereas regions experiencing fires that you would be forgiven for mistaking with hell itself, has left a lot of questions and less answers to be hoped for. The beautiful coexistence that […]
Intense Internship
When my friends ask me “How’s work?,” my response would be “It’s law school all over again” to describe the overwhelming amount of literature and corresponding assignments that have to be completed in a short span of time. Late nights of intermittently reaching into bags of junk food for bursts of energy are all too […]
“They’re Chasing The Wrong Things.”
In a state where poverty is rife, corruption does not make a lot of room for good governance. Corruption as we know it is an attack on the inherent human dignity of a person. It is also a betrayal to one’s responsibility to others. In this situation people are not only played for fools, they […]
Welcome Francois :)
I know today is the “Welcome Francois” Party so I just wanted to say: Welcome Francois! Good luck in Brussels! I’m looking forward to working with you and hope to see you soon in New York City!!!
(Kat, Pat, Aliah, Elise and Me) MY FIRST EXPERIENCE AS AN INTERN AT WORLD YOUTH ALLIANCEBy Irene Nyambura Mwangi “228 E 71 were my first numbers….in New York” My experiences in New York at the WYA headquarters include a lot of fun, serious stuff and adventure too. I arrived on Sunday 22nd January with a […]
