Sanibonani (Hello) everyone! After a very long (and unplanned) 52 hours of travelling and 2 hotel visits, I have arrived in the beautiful Kingdom of Eswatini! I have now been here for 2 weeks and have adjusted to living here quite nicely. In this blog Narissa and I will both briefly talk about what we […]
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Hello from Botswana!
By: Paul Morra Dumela! It has been three weeks since Savannah and I touched down in Gaborone. The more settled in I have gotten, the faster time seems to go by! Unlike some of the past Queen Elizabeth Scholars, our travels were quite smooth. No major delays and no lost luggage. We were picked up from […]
Saying Goodbye to Beautiful Botswana
By: Ashley Kosa Dumela friends! It has been a week since I have landed back in Canada and I can’t believe my time in Botswana has come to an end. I have had such an incredible time during this experience that will stay with me for the rest of my life. The final month was the […]
Final Days
It feels like yesterday I was first arriving in Botswana to start my journey interning for the Botswana National Olympic Committee. It is sad to say that in less than two weeks, I will be leaving my friends, colleagues and the magnificent country of Botswana. Reflecting on my time here, I have been blessed with […]
Thank You TCI
My role of Sport Development Officer for the TCIRFU is slowly coming to an end and all I can say is thank you. Thank you to SportWORKS, Brock University, QESI, and the TCIRFU for providing me with the experience of a lifetime. This internship has given me a new perspective about the power that sport […]
Bringing Home the Swazi Spirit
Hi Everyone! I can’t believe that the month of November, my last full month in Swaziland, has come to a close. Very soon I’ll be swapping the African sun for Canadian snow! With only a couple weeks left, I’ve been working to finish up my assignments in the office, continue learning about and experiencing other sport organizations […]
Time flies when you’re having fun
The month of October has come to an end quicker than I could have ever imagined, the adage “time flies when your having fun” has held true throughout my time in the Turks and Caicos. It’s the halfway point of my internship and it has been one of the most valuable and memorable experiences of […]
Botswana Celebrations
Dumela friends, It is hard to believe that yet another month has come and gone during my time in Botswana. I have now reached the half-way point on my journey of this internship. It is crazy how fast the time has flown by with my adventures in Botswana! This month has been busy as work […]
BNOC – October Experience
Greetings everyone! As October begins to wrap up, I can now take time to reflect on my experience in Botswana thus far. It amazes me how fast time can fly by during my stay here. With October ending, it now marks about the halfway point on my internship here. I have had some of the […]
Learning the Swazi Ways
Hey Everyone! I was told again and again how quickly time goes by when you’re here, but I don’t think I was prepared for just how fast time really does fly! I’ve now been in Swaziland for two months and while I’ve still got another month and a half, I’m already planning my next trip […]